Hermanus and the Drive to Stellenbosch
Trip Start
Jun 14, 2008
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Trip End
Jun 29, 2008
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Hermanus,
South Africa
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Hermanus was a little more touristy than Kalk's Bay and Simon's Town. July is peak whale watching season so we thought we were in store from some whales. Neither Jamie or I knew quite what to expect, so we were up for anything. Hermanus was a cute little town, a little bigger than the other coastal towns we had seen. There was a cliff walk that we took hoping to see some whales. The scenes were beautiful, but other than maybe the view of a whale's back, we didn't see much in terms of whales. We even checked out the whale watching tours, but they wanted 500 Rand (almost $70) for a 2 hour boat ride - and there was no guarantee of whales. We said no thanks!
It was a nice relaxing day. After the cliff walk, we went to the beach. The beach was huge - so long I couldn't see the end in either direction. The sun was nice so we hung out for awhile before getting back on the road.
The drive from Hermanus to Stellenbosch was so beautiful! Jamie pulled the car over numerous times to get these great shots of the sunset. Jamie had driven the same road the night before, but it was dark so we had no idea we were on the edge of the sea. The road was so windy I give Jamie enormous credit for taking the challenge. It was a great day!
