South Africa's Grandest Gatherings

On the day of my arrival to Cape Town (March 28th) I was pleasantly surprised by the free community music concert within Cape Town Jazz Festival opening. The concert was held at Green Market Square in the city center. Among live performers I noticed Allen Stone, HHP, Dave Koz, Patti Austin. A very nice evening, thank you CTJF.
Two days later Cape Town Jazz Festival 2012 officially opened its doors at Cape Town International Convention Centre. There were around forty musicians / bands performing top quality jazz, pop, soul and african music on six different stages for two days in a row. Everyday from around 7pm up till 1am. Organizers did a hard and very good job. They also prepared a nice media corner for press. The festival is truly one of the most beautiful music festivals in the world. And also Africa's Grandest Gathering as they say. It's all about Jazz. I hope for the best also in 2013.

The day after Cape Town Jazz Festival 2012 closed its doors, it was the time to see the finish of one of the toughest mountain bike races in the world. It is called Cape Epic. There were around 1200 racers which cycled around 800 very tough kilometers in 8 days. After the race was finished there was a free concert held at 2pm. The band was nobody else but amazing Freshlyground and their sound was again very fresh and grounded. Thank you FG and organizers for a beautiful concert.

Green Market Square

A free community concert

Venue of CT Jazz Festival

Outside

Press conference

Dave Koz in action

Marcus Miller explaining

A.S. High School Jazz Band

Mountain bike race

Freshlyground concert

Relaxed atmosphere

Thank you FG

Arrival to Cape town

I successfully arrived to technical goal of Moto Africa, city of all cities, the one and only, Mother City, Cape Town, South Africa. I arrived on 28th of March 2012, 6.00 pm, exactly on my birthday date. One man, one motorbike, one chain, from Mombasa to Cape Town, I did all together 15.000 km.

Route3-3Maputo to Cape Town

I think I see table mountain

Approaching

I can see clearly now

Reception at V&A Waterfront

Cape Town Dancers

Sunrise ostrich and great white sharks

Straisbaai. 6 km from most southern point of Africa. I am camping. I wake up at 5.30 am. I start to ride my motorbike at sunrise. I turn to a gravel road to Elim. While driving I suddenly notice an ostriche running just paralel to me on the road. It looks like it wants me to show how fast it can run. I check the speed and it is 51 km/h. The ostrich doesn't want to stop. After 2 or 3 minutes I simply speed up and get rid of the ostrich. I think to myself what a nice morning greeting. Thank you. I arrive to Kleinbaai next to Gansbaai at 7.40 am. I can just see the 7.30 boat leaving the shore. Bad luck. But I get another opportunity. I go into the water with great white sharks with the next boat at 10 am. I am in the water around 45 minutes and I can watch seven different great whites from very close. I would like to thank you Lara Rutzen and the whole team at Sharks Unlimited. It was a great experience for me and my dream came true after many years. After the shark experience I drive to Hermanus and then to Kleinmond. I stay the night at beaufitul place called Die Rotse Host House. I am only 80 km away from Cape town.

Sign before sunrise

Elim village in sunrise colors

Turn right

The place

Ready to go

Great white shark

Another great white shark

Die Rotse Host House

The most southern point of Africa

After Jeffreys bay I drive to Francis Bay and then Stormsriver village, where I sleep the night. Next day I drive through Tsitsikama National Park, Nature Valley, Plettenberg bay to Knysna. After Knysna I drive to Wilderness and Mossel bay. After Heidelberg town I turn off N2 to Witsand and De Hoop national park direction. After few kilometres I turn right to the gravel road which leads to Malgas. It is almost dark when I reach the river. A small 'manual' ferry luckilly comes for me and takes me over. I arrive to Struisbaai at complete dark. Next day I visit Cape Agulhas, the most southern point of Africa. I stay in Struissbaai for another day.

Raining

Storms River village

Tsitsikama National Park

Nature's Valley

Rainy Plettenburg bay

Knysna

Wilderness

Walking to Mossel bay

A way to walk

Friends in Mossel bay

Surfer in hurry in MB

Double Yamaha watching MB

Surfer in water of MB

Children having fun in MB

N2

Turn off

Turn right

Wow

Sunset colors

Ostrich

Late afternoon manual ferry

Sign in the dark

Most southern point of Africa

To go or not to go

Where the two oceans meet