We drove over some spectacular mountain passes into the Ostrich farming capital of South Africa - Oudtshoorn. The area is very hot and sunny, and has some great scenery. We stayed in a fabulous guesthouse complete with pool. We have been doing "self catering" apartments all over South Africa, and we really enjoyed this one.
We even invited some of our GAP travellers over for dinner at our place one night. The GAP truck had caught up to us here, but we were very fussy about who we got in contact with.
We went to a place that claimed to be an animal sanctuary, where we could experience cheetas first hand. It turned out to be not much more than a glorified zoo, so we left before the "show" ended. I don't think I will ever be able to see animals in confinement again, after seeing them free and as they should be in Africa.
We did the first of our wine tasting in this region too. South Africa has a variety of wine regions, including the really famous ones that have been around for hundreds of years. The new up and coming regions are really interesting, with hot climate ones like here, as well as some cool climate areas around the southern most part of the continent.
My friends Craige and Greg would just love it hear, prettier than Napa, with truly great wines at a fraction of the price. A really good bottle of wine can be had at a restaurant here for about US $6, with something really fabulous fetching about $10 - $12. A good bottle at the store is about $3 - I think I should move here.
After Oudtshoorn, we headed out through the Karoo on famous Route 62. And yes, we did stop at Ronnie's Sex Shop, and must stop at restaurant and pub along the way.
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