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Day 48: Keiskamma, Hamburg and Kenton-on-Sea

Keiskamma River     Hamburg Imagine German settlers moving to South Africa, how would they call a city they found at a river bank near the sea? Hamburg! Wie würden wohl deutsche Siedler eine von ihnen gegründete Stadt nennen, die am Ufer eines Flusses und in der Nähe der Küste liegt? Hamburg     Kenton-on-SeaContinue reading “Day 48: Keiskamma, Hamburg and Kenton-on-Sea”

Day 46: Through the former Ciskei

Our route today led us through an area that was formerly known as Ciskei. In enforcing its segregation policy the Apartheid regime created so called self governed and officially independent homelands or Bantustans for the rural African population. Ruled by chiefs those “republics” were never internationally accepted and never completely seperated from the South AfricanContinue reading “Day 46: Through the former Ciskei”

Day 45: Sunrise over the Indian Ocean

This morning I woke up quite early to a stunning sunrise, the colors changing nearly every minute. So instead of dropping back to sleep I took out my camera. — Heute morgen bin ich ziemlich früh wach geworden zu einem unglaublich schönen Sonnenaufgang über dem Indischen Ozean. Und statt mich wieder schlafen zu legen, habeContinue reading “Day 45: Sunrise over the Indian Ocean”

Day 42: Elephant cuteness and lions

Second time in the Addo Elephant Park: (Baby) Elephants were walking around the car on the road and I finally saw two lions. — Zum zweiten Mal im Addo Elephant Park: Eine Herde von mehr als dreißig Elefanten ist auf der Straße direkt am Auto vorbei gelaufen und endlich habe ich auch zwei Löwen gesehen.Continue reading “Day 42: Elephant cuteness and lions”

Day 41: Whale watching without whales

Today we took a boat trip to watch whales in the Algoa Bay, but even though this time of the year the Southern right whales are frequently seen in this area, we were out of luck: No whales today. Instead we got some dolphins and lots of penguins. — Heute haben wir einen Bootsausflug inContinue reading “Day 41: Whale watching without whales”

Day 39: Boats in the rain

When fishing boats lay at anchor in the bay it is always the first sign for bad weather, wind and waves approaching. Today it often rains so heavy that the boats one after another disappear behind a grey curtain. The pictures are taken at different stages of rain – sometimes heavy, sometimes a bit moreContinue reading “Day 39: Boats in the rain”

Day 37: Waves and bad weather

The last days have been extraordinary warm for this time of the year. But now bad weather is approaching from the west: lower temperatures of about 14 degrees on mid-day, wind and rain – that is what to expect at least for the next three days. Even though today it was still warm the wavesContinue reading “Day 37: Waves and bad weather”