Three days on the R62 without a plan
We left Cape Town on a Friday with a full tank and nothing booked. Here is where the road took us.
A road journal from the Western Cape
Back roads, small towns and where to stop for coffee
We drive the long way on purpose. Here is what we found on gravel passes, in fishing villages and at farm stalls between them.
From the journal
The latest trip
The Tankwa in winter: what to pack and what to leave
Warm days, freezing nights and roads that eat tyres. A packing list from our third trip.
A West Coast village before the weekend crowd
Thursday night in a fishing village is a different place from Saturday afternoon.
The farm stalls worth stopping at on the N1
The N1 is a long, dull road. These stops make it shorter.
Routes
Three drives we keep going back to
The Karoo on gravel
Four days of dirt roads between Prince Albert and Sutherland. Fill up at every town, even if the tank is half full.
See the routeThe West Coast in flower season
August and September, slowly, with a stop in every village that has a harbour and a bakery.
See the routePasses of the Cederberg
Short distances, long days. Most of the time goes on stopping to look back the way you came.
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Planning a trip of your own?
Our route notes list the fuel stops, the gravel sections and the places we would sleep again.