Port Shepstone and Ballito: 1 – 5 August

Before we head into deep dark Africa with our lil’ red beetle we decided that it would be a good idea to have him checked out one last time by a mechanic that knows what he is doing. Besides the fact that he is now almost rolling backwards on steep hills, we needed to make […]

Coffee bay to Port Shepstone – 31 July

We left Coffee Bay on Monday 31 July. Bertus started with the first turn which was a good sign. We drove through the same villages again, passing the black pigs and luckily not scaring any kids this time round, reaching the N2 with one minor hiccup when we stopped for fuel. The car would not […]

Hole in the Wall

We decided to hike to hole in the wall. For R80pp you get a guide to show you the way, a toasted sarmie when you get there and a lift back to the backpackers when you are done. Sounds good and how bad can 9km along the Transkei coastline really be? Besides, we needed fresh […]

Off we go to Coffee Bay – 27 July

Coffee bay was still 260km away so we decided to stay in Morgan’s bay for the night at Yellowwood Forest Backpackers. Lovely owners that told us awesome stories about their Beetle. How it would break down at the most unsuitable times and how they had to push it more than drive it at on stage. […]

Port Alfred – 26/27 July

We got up early-ish, took a shower and actually felt clean afterwards – no offence to the showers at Chintsa but the ones at Medolino was SPOTLESS! We made breakfast and packed up. Before I took the tent down I asked Clayton to amuse me and start Bertus. He turned the ignition… again, and again. […]

Goodbye Chintsa – 26 July

On the 26th I woke up early with the all too familiar sms’ from FNB informing me that despite not getting a salary yesterday, real life is still there and it is taking my money. We waved goodbye to Terrence our neighbour and Izzy & Dylan whose names I only know because they felt the […]

Chintsa ? – 25th July

After a weekend of moping around Chintsa, faking happiness and the “holiday feeling”, trying out new recipes with soya mince and smash, we were ready to get Bertus on Monday from the local mechanic. I needed to get to Lesotho for some RW&B (red wine and bitching) with my friend. Monday morning came and went, […]

Chintsa: 20 July – ?

On 20 July we woke up to my favorite sound – a fish eagle’s call. This day cannot get any better! It didn’t. Bertus still did not want to know anything about going anywhere other than his new spot on the lawn next to the cows and the monkeys. Clayton and the resident camper (he […]

Chintsa 18 – 19 July 2017

On 18 July we set off to Chintsa with a quick stop at the Port Elizabeth Makro. Someone (me) forgot to pack the SD memory cards for the camera. We took the risk of not having breakfast as we heard about this amazing farm-stall that sell the best pies in the region. We were not […]

Jeffrey’s Bay 16 – 18 July 2017

We arrived in J-bay at the municipal campgrounds on 16 July and pitched our tent right on the beachfront, next to the perfect overlander for Africa that made us doubt, just for a second, in Bertus’ abilities. Armed with a 1.5l of Old Brown Sherry we braved the cold. Wind that can cut through bone if […]