A Magnificent Loop in the Southern Rainbow Nation (page 14 of 14)

Namibia is always magical 😎 ... there's only a risk of addiction 😉

I think you’d already mentioned Oman to me. Though with Trumpy causing trouble, I’m not sure it’s the best spot to wander around right now.

We’re trying an antidote to Southern Africa ... heading to the "Stans": Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, with a dash of Uzbekistan 😏

Namibia is always magical 😎 ... there's only a risk of addiction 😉

Yeah, that's why we're changing spots—South Africa already got us hooked 😛.

I think you already mentioned Oman to me. However, with Trumpy causing trouble, I’m not sure it’s the best place to wander around right now.

I don’t really follow the news, but we’ll see...😕

We’re trying an antidote to Southern Africa ... heading to the "Stans": Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, with a dash of Uzbekistan 😏

That’ll be a radical change—I’m not really looking that way yet, already way too many destinations on my list 🤪.

already way too many destinations on my list

Don't even get me started—it's awful, and it just keeps growing 😉

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, with a sprinkle of Uzbekistan—smart!

All that in a single trip? Muriel

Ah! Southern Africa... once it gets you, the next part... a bit more desert-like is here

Hi Isabelle,

Wednesday, January 2nd: Oudtshoorn - Swellendam

This morning it’s gray and raining a bit—the landscape looks totally different. We were lucky yesterday! We pack up our tent and hit the road again. It’s not even 9 a.m. when we take the R62 toward Calitzdorp, 60 km away.

An hour later, we turn off for RedStone Hill to see the arch. The hike takes about one to two hours round-trip.

Could you tell me exactly where these two arches are? If you remember, since it’s been a while now I can’t find anything on Google Maps.

Thanks!

hey if you search "red stone hills arch" on Google, you’ll find a hiker’s blog with a map... https://ralphpina.com/2024/07/spanning-the-red-stone-arches/

Thanks so much, Michel! 🙂 I’m planning to take this route to get to Oudtshoorn. I see that the farm at the foot of the mountains rents out charming cottages—I might just cancel my accommodation in Oudtshoorn to book one of these cottages in the stunning Red Stone hills setting. I’ll look into it more closely tonight!

Thanks so much, Michel, for passing the info to Virginie! 😊 I was about to dig through my notes because I didn’t remember any of it at all 😅

Hello Virginie, Michel beat me to it 😄 Awesome! You’re planning a trip to South Africa... can’t wait to hear all about it! 😊

Hello Virginie, Michel was faster than me 😄

He’s the Lucky Luke of the West 😉

Awesome! You’re planning a trip to South Africa... you’ll have to tell us all about it 😊

Yes, for July, but I’m struggling to finalize my plans! I keep changing my mind. If only we had an extra week there, that’d be perfect, but unfortunately, it’s not possible. And when I reread travel journals like yours, it doesn’t help because I keep finding little gems to squeeze into an already packed itinerary