Western Cape story

Back to Africa. I flew from Venice, Italy through Doha, Qatar and landed in Cape Town, South Africa on November 8th,2012. My motorbike was waiting in Durbanville, 30 km north of Cape Town. Big thank you Antoinette and Ferdi Mouton for keeping my bike well and Prieur du Plessis for part of your parking space. :)

In last three months and half I did some nice trips around Cape Town and all over Western Cape area:

- North to Clanwilliam and Elands bay

- North west to Cederberg and Ceres

- South to Cape point and Cape of good hope

- South west to Hermanus and Franschhoek

- South west to Cape Agulhas and Cape Infanta

- West to Swellendam, Ladismith, Oudtshoorn and Mossel bay

This is of course just a part of the story. If you want more, check the rest of this blog and my facebook page Moto Africa. If it's still not enough, you simply email me and encourage me to write a book. :)

Elands bay

Cederberg

Cape of good hope

Die Dam, next to C. Agulhas

Road to Struissbai

Cape Agulhas

Most southern point of Africa

Suiderstrand, next to C.Agulhas

Tradouw pass

Barrydale to Ladismith

Ready

Route 62

To Mossel bay

Mossel bay

Reception at Honorary Consulate

At the end of this beautiful trip with my motorcycle through Africa I was pleasently surprised by warm reception at the Honorary Consulate of Slovenia, located in Durbanville, Cape town, South Africa. I took a flight back home to Slovenia on April 24th 2012. I will miss Africa. Saudades.

Consulate in South Africa

Around Durbanville, SA

Cape town - Qatar - Venice

Venice, not far from home

Farewell to Cape Town

Motorbike trip from Mombasa to Cape Town is nearly finished. All together, there were around 21.000 km done in Africa, including two previous trips in Kenya and Tanzania. With one motorbike and one chain, it was a beautiful and unique experience. Thanks to everybody who supported me on this trip and who enjoyed some of the photos and stories.

Township security

Signal Hill

Lyon's head

Sunset at Signal hill

Irvin Joseph, jobless

I saw Joseph siting outside of market in Bellville, a town 30 km out of Cape Town. I asked him if he is maybe hungry. He confirmed. I gave him my sandwich and Coca cola as I was not so hungry.

Joseph (52) was born 1960. He is jobless. He lost his job 16 years ago. He has two grown up sons (18, 22) and one daughter (26). Each of them tries to survive in their own way, the youngest is studying with the help of government.

Joseph

Joseph & me

Joseph's ID

Two Oceans Marathon 2012

Being part of 16.000's head crowd at Two Oceans Half Marathon is amazing experience. I finished it wet and frozen but happy. Wet because of heavy rain for the last 11 km, frozen because of early morning temperatures, happy because I was there.

Exhibition hall

Registration

After registration

Suspicious car at start

Start at 6 am

Recording

Meeting other runners

All my stuff still here

The winner takes it all

My number

Drying shoes

Celebration

Ready to go

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