by 2summers | Mar 30, 2021 | Eastern Cape, Free State, Lodging, Museums and Buildings, Parks/Nature Reserves
Thorsten and I decided to take a long road trip from Joburg to the Eastern Cape, down through the Free State to the Sunshine Coast and back. We were super excited and had everything planned. But we had a vehicle problem. Our driving options were: 1) My beloved but...
by 2summers | Jul 4, 2017 | Eastern Cape, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves
We tiptoed along as the sun lowered behind us. The wind howled. Tendai pointed ahead and we could just make out the body of a large animal with three small, spotted heads bobbing around it. The body, we would later learn, was a kudu carcass. The spotted heads belonged...
by 2summers | Oct 6, 2015 | Eastern Cape
Two weeks ago I left Joburg on a road trip around South Africa, in a van full of bloggers and Instagrammers. We went lots of places in that van, and ate lots of potato chips. But I’ll get to that later. The major goal of our trip was to visit a tiny town called...
by 2summers | Jun 24, 2015 | Eastern Cape
Read Part 1. Read Part 2. Our epic trip to Dwesa Nature Reserve wasn’t the end of our Wild Coast adventure; we still had another stop at the Amapondo Backpacker Lodge in Port St. Johns. View from “the Gap” at Port St. Johns. Port St. Johns, a town of...
by 2summers | Jun 22, 2015 | Eastern Cape, Parks/Nature Reserves
Read Part 1. After 12 hours of driving, a flat tire, and a minor head injury, Ray and I pass through the gate of the Dwesa Nature Reserve. We would weep for joy if we weren’t so traumatized. The gate is abandoned. But at least it’s open and we can drive...
by 2summers | Jun 20, 2015 | Eastern Cape, Parks/Nature Reserves
We round a bend and there it is: a metal gate with a sign for Dwesa/Cwebe Nature Reserve. Finally! I was starting to feel like we’d never make it. Now we’ll have just enough time to get to the beach before sunset. The smartly dressed park ranger, a stout...