Swellendam, South Africa

... Drove over the picturesque Franschhoek Pass where we narrowly missed a baboon crossing the road! Followed the N2 through to Swellendam. Planned on checking in and then heading into the town of Swellendam but the hotel exceeded our expectations and the ...

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... realistically make it there in a day (thankfully Irene had asked someone for directions), we headed for Swellendam, one of the first European settlements in South Africa. From there we would be able to easily visit the De Hoop Nature Reserve, a place ...

... rit door de bergen gemaakt genaamd 'chapman's peak drive'... super mooie uitzichten, daarna zijn we begonnen met onze tocht naar swellendam In de buurt van Swellendam zijn we naar het Bontebok national park geweest. Als tussenstop op onze weg naar Addo ...

... pretty but not spectacular, and I was the southernmost person in Africa for about 10 minutes. Then I biked up to a town called Swellendam, which is at the foot of a mountain range and very beatiful. That was yesterday, today I haven't done much so far ...