South Africa

  • Cape Agulhas – Departure and Ride to Cape Town

    Cape Agulhas – Departure and Ride to Cape Town

    3 hours, 0 minutes, 240 kilometers (150 miles) When and where exactly does this trip begin again? Yeah, sorry about that. I guess officially it began when I arrived in Durban, right? I mean, with all that has happened to far, it would be a shame to have not posted anything at this point, right?…

  • Cape Town – Arrival

    Cape Town – Arrival

    Table mountain is cool. Everything you want in a table, and a mountain. I toured around a bit, but sadly, most of road was closed. I figured I should grab something to eat, so I sat at the restaurant at the top and enjoyed the sun, ate a salad, and got some work done. I…

  • Cape Agulhas – Arrival

    Cape Agulhas – Arrival

    Southernmost Point on the African Continent Made it in around 3:30, about an hour faster than I had planned – even with the stop! Most of that is just the ability to overtake through the hills as cars get backed up behind trucks. Checked in to my accommodations, another great place for $27! Decided to…

  • Gqberha nee Port Elizabeth – Departure and Ride to Cape Agulhas

    Gqberha nee Port Elizabeth – Departure and Ride to Cape Agulhas

    7 hours, 0 minutes, 640 kilometers (400 miles) Battery, battery, battery. Got up and my checklist done and headed out to find my battery. There was some giant bird in the yard digging with its giant beak. Ryan’s dad recommended a place about 10 minutes from the guesthouse, so I headed there first. No dice,…

  • Gqberha nee Port Elizabeth – Arrival

    Gqberha nee Port Elizabeth – Arrival

    Battery, battery, battery. Arrived in PE around 4, got gas and headed to my guesthouse. The place was huge! Not bad for $31. It also had a nice quiet bedroom. The weather was rather windy and I didn’t have time to research the battery places, but I figured I could ask around in the morning…