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Hermanus Slideshow
Hermanus
Travel Blogs from Hermanus, South Africa
Day 8: Back to Hermanus
... N2 arterial road was uneventful, with relatively boring scenery, although in places the rolling green hills resembled the UK. We arrived in Hermanus about 6pm where our accommodation for the night at "Pat’s Place" was up to the standard we had grown ...
Garden Route!
... friends Ashley, Brittany, Molly, and Stephanie. Our first destination was Hermanus, a town on the southern coast of South Africa. Historically, Hermanus was first settled by a shepard in 1828, but because Southern Right Whales migrate there each Spring, ...
We say goodbye to you dear Zambia! And hello RSA!
... I am even hoping to come back next year, so leaving is just temporary. Onwards and upwards (or rather downwards), to South Africa! We flew on Saturday into Johannesburg, which we were both (particularly me...) a bit apprehensive about, given what ...
whale watching and end of part 1
... a part as it seems like such a rich story. But it is clear most white, black and coloured were all against Apartheid. South Africa is going through a major change, most of the efforts being made to undo the effects of Apartheid. It's a country that is ...
Whale Watching in Hermanus
... a huge fire on the mountainside last year here, but this is part of life here and we remember the Kirstenbosch fires well. We entered Hermanus in the mid-afternoon and decided to check in to our B&B – the Rose Suite at Eastbury Cottage. Nice and ...
So many whales!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On the way to Hermanus we stopped at little town for lunch and had a little look around. It was a beautiful place, quiet and quaint. There were a number of seafood restaurants and cafes as well as a few coastal knickknack shops. After a good feed and a ...
Gordon’s Bay, Hermanus and the Whales
... view of the area, which is really beautiful, no Whales though. We continued along the coast, past Betty’s Bay, and on to Hermanus. It’s a drive Annie and I have not been on for many years so the changes in the amount of development was quite ...
Baboons, Penguins, Dassies and Whales..oh my!
... never get your fill of watching these amazing mammals.), we headed to a fabulous restaurant, HARBOR ROCK, in the new Hermanus harbor for a fantastic meal -- thank you Guenter! I tried Butterfish...delicious, while Kristin feasted on lamb ...
Hermanus and Whales
... as painful as it has been. This morning, I had a lie in and at 10 o'clock, Eli the tut tut driver (Rasta) took us into Hermanus. It was only the second time I had ridden on a tut tut (the first time was at Dar el Saleem). He kindly dropped me off right ...
Whales!!!!!!
I arrived here in Hermanus with high hopes of seeing some whales but was soon relieved of those hopes since it was the end of the season and no whales had been seen for a few days. Ever hopeful, I set off for the afternoon with my camera and enjoyed the ...
Just a few more days....
Stanford, 17th March Our last couple of weeks in South Africa have been spent knocking more items off the "To Do" list such as collecting the Bills of Lading for the Land Rover from our shipping agents, paying them and Mitsui OSK Lines the shipping ...
Great White Sharks
Lew woke up at 4 a.m. (after a day full of wine) and boarded a bus with a few others to the coast. They hopped on a small boat and set sail for Shark Alley, one of the best places in the world to see great white sharks. Lew was so pumped up for ...
Whale & dassie-watching, 2 nights
In Hermanus, we first enjoyed a healthy South African Dinner. It consisted of like eight different dishes (like stew, bobotie, small steaks, etc) and it was really good. We met up with my sister Nadine for a day of whale watching (that's what you come to ...