Showing posts with label Trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trip. Show all posts

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Surt Trip to Peniche, Portugal






I just came back from a great trip to Peniche, Portugal. Unfortunately Supertubos was too small to surf, however at other spots we got some great evening/night sessions with perfect glass-off waves. Surfing until 9:30 p.m... Summer in Europe is great!

Stay tuned and get some surf!

More pics

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Day 2: Cape Town to Bontebok National Park




After a short night (there was a party in the bar of our backpackers, make sure to have some ear plugs with you...) we checked out and drove to Kalkbay to have breakfast with a friend. You'll get a fantastic breakfast at Olympia Deli where I had my best cheese omelet ever.

After being refueled we drove over to Boulders to take some photos of the penguins that live there. There's an area with restricted access which unfortunately had been closed because there were already too many people inside. In that area you can actually take a swim with the penguins. However you'll find penguins outside the restricted area nearby. Just walk across the parking towards the sea.

Then it was time to hit the road. Driving through the wine area of the Western Cape we arrived at Swellendam when it became dark. So we decided to look for a backpacker for the night. Driving through Swellendam we read our travel guide telling us Bontebok National Park is nearby including a campsite. Actually a great place to stay. See pics on day 3...

Arriving in the Bontebok National Park we've been received by a group of mountain zebras as well as a group of bonteboks. Shortly after that, a puff adder was crossing our way. Actually we found out that this is a quite poisonous snakes after talking to some people on the campsite.

more pics of day 2


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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Day 1: Arrival in Cape Town

After a 10hrs flight we arrived in sunny Cape Town and received our rental car at Hertz. Cruising past a soccer staduim in construction we headed to Camps Bay (good view of Table Mountain) first for meeting a friend there. Apparently she was on a surf trip up the the west coast, so we decided to eat something and have a short nap on the beach.

With no waves in Camps Bay we headed to the other side of Cape Town to Muizenberg Beach. Waves were small and wind onshore, so we went down town to look for a place to stay for the frist night.

In Long Street which seems to be the party street in Cape Town we found a backpacker (Carnival Court), went out for dinner and a couple of beers.


more photos of day 1



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Monday, February 23, 2009

South Africa SurfTrip Links

Some useful links for planning a surfari in South Africa:

Camping
http://www.sa.caravanparks.com/
http://www.linx.co.za/camps/

Car hire

Maui Motorhomes
http://maui.co.za/2.Motorhomes.html

Britz 4x4
http://britz.co.za/5.Our_4_X_4_Vehicles.html

Bobo Campers
http://www.bobocampers.com/2.English/discoverer%202.htm

4x4 Camper
http://www.drivesouthafrica.co.za/camper-hire-4x4.php

Kea Campers
http://sa.keacampers.com/Rates.aspx?pageid=101&catid=30&lang=en

Camper Hire
http://www.camperhire.co.za/camperhire/showVehicles.do

http://www.sa-travel.de/discoverer2.html

Travel Reports
http://www.windgirls.com/southafrica.html

http://www.globalsurfers.com/read_thread.cfm?ForumID=South%20Africa&ThreadID=13870&Thread=3251

http://www.umdiewelt.de/Afrika/Suedliches-Afrika/Suedafrika/Reisebericht-2345/Kapitel-2.html

http://ezinearticles.com/?Surf-Travel-to-South-Africa&id=1919550

http://www.kapstadt.de/reise3/index.htm
(in German, 1997)

http://www.patrick-kaufhold.de/rsa_info.htm
(general information, German)

http://home.arcor.de/sirko.poehlmann/html/sudafrika.html

http://www.africansurfer.com/

http://www.the-daily-dose.com/travel-spotguides/travel3.htm

http://www.tideguide.org/tour/35.html

Surf Spots
http://www.salsa.co.za/Surf_Spots.htm
http://www.wannasurf.com
http://www.magicseaweed.com

(Surf) Travel Books
Surfing South Africa: Swells, Spots and Surf African Culture
South African Surf: The Swell Seekers' Guide
Am Kap der Guten Hoffnung: Mit dem Reisemobil durch Südafrika

Surf Shops
http://www.factory7.co.za/contact_us.php

http://www.oneshop.co.za/url/browser.html?catid=0&sobi2id=186
http://www.surf.co.za/catalog/index.php

Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCc9AF81RVI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHB-iawjnE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sle0HmXnfY4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWauuX_1KH8

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Perfection in Portugal (I need to go)



Nice pictures of a pro surfer's trip to Portugal. Pretty much reminds me of our latest trips down there: Ericeira and Peniche.

Doesn't seem to be too cold there at the moment... I really need to get some surf soon!

Monday, January 26, 2009