A couple of weeks ago I took our new Tracks4Africa Guide app out for some field testing. I was driving back from George in the Southern Cape and decided to ditch the national highway in favour of some back roads. I specifically wanted to drive in an area that I do not know very well and I also did not want to use the normal GPS for the task of finding my way. Continue reading Guide app testing in the Southern Cape
Category Archives: South Africa
Exploring the beauty of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal was listed as South Africa’s first World Heritage Site in 1999 because of its ecological value, natural beauty and biodiversity.
The name iSimangaliso means ‘miracle and wonder’which aptly describes this unique place. The 332 000 hectare park contains three major lake systems, eight interlinking ecosystems, most of South Africa’s swamp forests and Africa’s largest estuarine system. Continue reading Exploring the beauty of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park
From the Transkei to KwaZulu-Natal
Still in the Transkei
White Clay close to Coffee Bay is a small establishment with self-catering chalets, a bar and restaurant as well as camping facilities. Whilst it had rained, with more threatening, the ground wasn’t sodden and we much preferred the airy and cool camping option to the claustrophobic confines of walls and a roof. Again we were spoilt with our own ablution facilities and hot water. Continue reading From the Transkei to KwaZulu-Natal