Goodbye Cape Town (2nd attempt)

In last five months I've got some good knowledge of Western Cape. The capital amazed me with it's natural beauty and I met some interesting and inspiring people around there. I would like to thank to all of them but it might turn boring. So thank you all of you out there, you know who you are. :)

I started driving my motorbike out of Cape Town two days ago. Direction north, first stop Clanwilliam. I hit the famous N7 highway but last 50 kms before CW I turned right at Citrusdale to gravel roads as N7 became a bit boring for my dual-purpose motorbike. I stayed the night at Lebanon Citrus Holiday Farm, some 18 kms out of Clanwilliam. Next morning I explored the surroundings, checked the river, which was pretty dry, the cottages, caravan park and orange tree plantation on the farm. I simply loved the place. Later in Clanwilliam I visited Rooibos tea factory as the place is home of famous Rooibos tea and visited coffee shop, nursery and guest house called Yellow Aloe where I checked their free Wifi internet and chilled with Windhoek lager.

Unfortunally already in the morning I've heard about double murder which happened during the night when I stayed on the farm. It happened in the village just next to the farm, practically 200 m away from where I slept. When I was leaving the farm, I was driving next to the village and I saw dead body still lying on the ground, covered with a blanket. Just one policeman was standing there, not really close. Sorry about telling you this story but it pretty shocked me. I feel sorry for those village people who are living in miserable conditions and they have not much in their lives beside alcohol. I've heard the cause of murders could originate from alcohol as one of the victims (older woman) was killed with a shovel and the other one (the killer) was killed later by unknown.

Anyway, stay well, enjoy the photos and keep in touch. ;

Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus, Clanwilliam

Lebanon Citrus to Clanwilliam

Cape Town 14th International Jazz Festival

This year we had opportunity to see and enjoy the show of great performers: Jill Scott (USA), Gregory Porter (USA), Buena Vista Social Club (Cuba), Jack De Johnette (USA), Jimmy Dludlu (South Africa) and many others. Welcome to visit the festival next year.

Jill Scott

Jimmy Dludlu

Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter band

Gregory Porter band

Gregory Porter audience

Jack De Johnette band

Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

Audience

Ceu from Brasil

Audience

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