KLEIN KAROO, ROUTE 62

DAY 32 - KLEIN KAROO, ROUTE 62
FROM PORT ELIZABETH TO CAPE TOWN
27 July 2004

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SOUTHERN AFRICA 2004

This was our last day. We traveled back to Cape Town to reach our flight at midnight. We drove through the Klein Karoo (Little Karoo), through the picturesque road R62, passed fruit growing and wine producing areas, ostrich farming towns, such as Uniondale and Oudtshoorn. We have seen majestic mountains, spectacular passes, and interesting plants and wildflowers.


Typical landscape in Klein Karoo	The road is curving in the highland between gently slopes, fruit groves, and grape plantations.	The weather was sunny, but cool... it was 'winter' (in July).	And guess what.. peach trees are blooming in wintertime (i.e. July)


Klein Karoo has high peaks and cliffs.	In the valley cacti grow.	We drove through a nice gorge.	This beautiful house is in a town, called Uniondale.


Church of Uniondale	Nice cacti in Uniondale	View of town Uniondale	Klein Karoo is a natural habitat of the largest bird in the world - the ostrich.


Aloes cover the hill slopes	The flower of aloe	The plants and birds were amazing, we enjoyed the tranquility	Another nice bush with pink flowers or fruits(?)


This is the pink flower or fruit (?) Please, if you know the name of this plant e-mail me	A 'kloof' (cliff) and gentle slopes...	We always noticed new plants. Watch this 'grey-blue cactus'	White patch on the peek. Is it snow? Maybe not...


Aloe and a little bird	Stunning red rocks..	Stunning red rocks..	This heron was pretending he was 'dead'.


A town, called DYSSELDORP (Does it have something to do with DÜSSELDORF?)	Oudtshoorn. The CP Nel Museum has collected, preserved and exhibited articles of local historical interest.	Banana trees in Oudtshoorn	Oudtshoorn is called the 'Ostrich capital' of the world


This shop had giant cacti on display.	I will never-ever have such a super rock-garden... :(	We left Klein Karoo through the breathtakingly beautiful Tradouw Pass.	The Tradouw Pass is one of 13 passes that master road engineer Thomas Bain built during the 1800's.


This flower grows along creeks. Common names: White or common arum lily (English); Wit varkoor (Afrikaans); intebe (Xhosa) ihlukwe (Zulu); kála (Hungarian)