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Days 102 – 142… 13th July – 11th August (30 days) Chilling in Cape Town, spending time with family and awaiting the news that Greta would be road worthy.
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For the last few thousand miles we had been noticing the rear tub beginning to lean at a rather dubious angle, giving us cause for concern… The line between the main cab and the rear tub should be straight and very tight together. Keeping an eye on the mounting points to the chassis I could...
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Day 101… Wednesday 12th July A scenic drive towards Paarl today along the R44.  Very little traffic and beautiful yellow flowers framed by mountains.  A couple of police stops but no problems.  A very sunny day and our first glimpse of Table Mountain.  Our intended campsite near Paarl was very disappointing – lots of mud...
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Day 100… Tuesday 11th July Found a hot drink and cheese toasties in Springbok before traveling south along the N7 towards Cape Town.   A scenic drive down to our campsite Draiaihoek Plaas Kamp near Vredendal.  It was located on a working farm that produces grapes, raisins and sweet potatoes.  The owner was very friendly and...
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Day 99… Monday 10th July Hot showers in the campsite – always a blessing.  A few miles of sandy corrugated roads and then tar with more dramatic rock formations that frame the desert landscape.  It really is impressive and one of my favourite countries on this trip so far.  Very few cars on the road. ...
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