August 3rd

Last day before we start the African Adventure. Signing on from 8am and we all get T-shirts, hats and safari waistcoats with the tour logo. Two route books give us 'tulip' directions for the complete route as well as detailed information about the countries and each day's journey.


Signing-on in Cape Town
Once the formalities were over we decided to drive about 80 miles up the Atlantic coast to the West Coast National Park, which is open at this time of the year for visitors to see the spring wild flowers. We took Dee Anne Croucher, while Kenny sorted out their hire car. It was well worth the drive. Spectacular carpets of white, yellow, orange and purple flowers were everywhere in the park. Ostriches, springbok, eland, herons and even a tortoise that we had to stop for as it crossed the track. An hour later and we had to head back for the medical and event briefings.

The day finished with coach taking us to a fish restaurant at Hout Bay about twenty miles from Cape Town

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