Exploring Africa on motorbike: 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. ;