Category Archives: South Africa
December 1th – day 163
Dear friends, we are back in Holland. At 10.30 PM we arrive at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam I am afraid we have to look for our wintercoats At home in Edam Thanks to all the visitors of our … Continue reading
November 30th – day 162
Today is our last day inAfrica. Dirk prepares the both cars to put them in the container. He puts all the stuff from the top op the Land Rover into the car. Up to the harbour to put the cars … Continue reading
November 30
We made it!!! The most southern point of the African continent, Cape L’Agulhas Many congratulations for the Model-T, Dirk Trudy and all backup-teams. 22.611 km through 17 countries in 159 days. We’ve just loaded the cars into the sea container. … Continue reading
November 29th – day 161
Today we have a day of rest. Dirk-jan and Inge wants to visit theTableMountainand go by taxi to the centre ofCape Town. Unfortunate there is too much wind and the entrance to the mountain is closed. The mountain is covert … Continue reading
November 28th – day 160
We slept very well in our “holiday house” We have a beautiful view on the Tabelmountain. Today we have to arrange our departure toHollandand the shipping of the Model T and the LandRover. Dirk and Dirk-jan changes the tyres we … Continue reading
November 27th – day 159
Ken and Sheila Burk, members of the Crankhandle Club are our guide today. We follow them in their blue Deux Chevaux Citroën. We drive from the campsite through the mountains to Cape Point, the most southern point of Cape of … Continue reading
November 26th – day 158
Dirk has to arrange the shipping of the cars; that’s why he made an outside office. Up toCape Town. Today Dirk-jan and Inge are the crew of the Model T. We have a beautiful route along the Ocean. And of … Continue reading
November 25th – day 157
Sunday 25 November. Dirk mounts the club emblem on the Model T Today Dirk-jan drives the Model T. He is very happy with it. Inge and Trudy are in the Land Rover, up to Cape Agulhas, the … Continue reading
November 24th – day 156
Saturday 24 November The morning start sunny, we enjoy the nice hotel view When we leave it starts to rain. The wind is to strong and it is too cold to have lunch outside, so we drink … Continue reading
November 23rd – day 155
Friday 23 november Today we go to George. In Sedgefield some people of the SouthernCapeOldCarClub are waiting for us at the petrol station. They bring us to the hotel. Dirk-jan drives with Karen in her the 1911 … Continue reading