VANESSA SMEETS
ADVENTURE: The route for an 11-day road trip (in June/ July) that changed my perspective on South Africa.
Have you lost faith in South Africa? Just take your car and drive…
Drive to the lost and unseen parts…
You will be greeted by the most incredible sunrise, the yearning for random children to wave at you, the eager “Oom” or “Tannie” to feed you…
South Africa, the way it was meant to be, a mosaic of mountains, bushveld, beach, winelands and beauty in her purest form. Here is about 4000 kilometres around this amazing country…
Drakensberg mountains…
A typical South African afternoon waiting for transport.
Drakensberg sunset.
Natalia’s beach.
Play-time in Natalia.
Scottburgh sunset.
Transkei afternoon, where Nelson Mandela grew up.
Evening into the Tsitsikamma.
Hartenbos and her unpredictable weather.
My lucky clover in Hartenbos.
Hartenbos allows one to camp on the beach.
Hues of blue in Hartenbos.
Onrus, meaning “unrest,” is probably one of the most peaceful towns.
Hermanus: town of whales and mountains.
Side-walk shopping in Hermanus.
Sunrise over the winelands.
The majestic winelands near Worcester.
Goudini Spa, nestled between Worcester and Paarl.
The national flower, the protea, captured at Goudini Spa.
Paarl, eerie yet beautiful.
The Karoo and her random forms of transport.
The Karoo, the Northern Cape’s famous desert.
SA’s luscious vegetation.
Blossoms in winter!
Chica Papillon 