Blog Update – 23 December 2012
The daytime temps soared to over 40 degrees C. The dogs, especially Quince was taking major strain. He spent most of his time in the campervan, on his feet, planted neatly between the passenger and drivers seats, slobbering all over the dashboard, to such a degree that the hazard button remained stuck in one place. […]
Old Bones – But Not For Dogs – Awwww
23 December 2012 Phew, its sooo hot again today…..we’re not so sure this campervanning is turning out to be fun after all, especially for us….all this travelling…what about fun on the beach, walking on the dunes, swimming in the sea….long walks early in the morning and evening, groan, fart. Back in the van we go […]
Goerge and the Fiat Technicians
Friday morning sparrows, we drove to Fiat George….we were met by Yvonne, Fiat’s workshop manageress. Their technician was on leave, so their apprentice Ruwan assisted, with the help of Helderberg technicians, via telephone. Nobody was really sure what the problem was even after everything was reset by computer. Gavin suggested John and I head up […]
Blog Update – 22 December 2012
So onto Willowmore we drove for one night. Willowmore Caravan Park is centurally situated. We arrived mid afternoon, it was very warm, temps soaring to the 40’s and over. We needed provisions, so took a walk into the local village. Being a Friday evening, most of the locals, paid weekly were merrily shopping and buying […]
The Show is on the Road
Today is the day heeehaaa……today being the 19 December 2012. The house is packed, keys handed over to Siobhan, our agent and the campervan with Jeep standing ready to go. Our first stop is Seweweekspoort. We left Cape Town round 12 noon. Headed out onto the N2 towards Somerset West. Just after the Gordon’s Bay […]
Trouble on the Road Trip – Already?
22 December 2012 Today Dad woke up feeling stressed. The campervan is new and is not doing what it is supposed to do, or something like that. We wanted to go inland, but looks like the Vista family want us to head up to PE so that the Fiat Family can have a look at […]
Blog Update – 21 December 2012
Early Friday morning we headed in to Fiat George. The main technician had already gone on leave, so we had an appie called Ruwan who kindly assisted us, but not being qualified as yet, he was being guided by Fiat Helderberg as to what to do next. They still weren’t sure what the problem was, […]
Yippeee! Hogsback here we come
21 December 2012 So, the morning of 21 December 2012, we head up the N1 towards Somerset West in our new van. I, wasn’t so sure about this thingy that sticks out the front of the windscreen, they call a luton, I’m a bit concerned it might just fall off onto my head….Dad shouts at […]
Blog Update – December 2012
I’m sure you have all been onto our website http://www.saroadtrip.com anticipating reading about our adventures to date, only to find the website has not been updated….apologies for this, but we have been unable to connect until now…so I will be uploading blog and recommendations on places to stay, in the next day or two. John […]
And So Our Adventure Begins
So we thought you would all like to hear our story too. So this is our blog. Because both of us cannot tell the story, we had a vote and I (Quince) will be telling our story. Hello, my name is Quince, I’m 4 years old and a bullmastiff. I am a beautiful red colour […]
Cintsa Beach Walk
It was another lazy Saturday afternoon in Cintsa. Tina was indulging in a siesta so I decided to take the dogs for a leisurely beach walk. One of the most appealing things about Cintsa is the pristine sandy beach that follows the curve of the bay for miles. Tina and I had noticed an astonishing […]
