Travelling the Coast

In Cape Town we rented a car to take the long drive to Johannesburg. The first day we went to The Cape of Good Hope. The weather was fantastic and the views were spectacular. Baboons also inhabit the area and wander along the roads. As we were leaving a fog rolled over the Cape giving it a very Hitchcock mood. Farther along the coast we also stopped at h'Aghalus which is the farthest south you can get on the African continent. The drive was extremely scenic with the waves of the Indian Ocean crashing on the shore. We stayed one night in a beautiful old home build in 1880. Looked like an old plantation house. What an atmosphere! On the way to Coffee Bay we got a real taste of how many Africans live in their very modest homes with no electricity etc. Many were painted in bright blues, yellows and pinks. In Coffee Bay itself the waves were absolutely amazing crashing onto the shore and the charming little cabin we stayed in over looked the ocean and we had African drums beating in the background. Amazing! Having our own car was great as we could stop in any of the places which caught our attention like Grahamstown the homes of Cecil Rhodes University. A beautiful place! Last night we stopped at a charming little town of Clarens. To our amazement at the place we stayed they were having a three day workshop for the top blues guitar players in South African. What a treat! It was like having a free concert watching these amazing players jam. Now we are in Johannesburg and fly to Frankfurt on May 27. We will be back in Canada on May 11. The whole trip has been a super experience and we still have more to come.