Amidst the mountains en route to Port Elizabeth, I'm going to encounter a myriad of fascinating creatures, some slightly scary. There are also some that I will try hard not to meet. Views continue to be amazing all the way though. Trip map created with Wanderlog , a trip planner on iOS and Android To the coast. Twice. Starting this part of the trip on the northern side of the mountains, on the very first day I'm jumping over the pass and going south. It's mostly down, but today's ride down is going to be anything but easy. It's going to rain and the wind is so strong, that going downhill I'm pushing hard in the low gear and barely moving at all. What's at the end of it? Mordor? Nope. It's Shire. Listen to the squeak. Hobbit house is a good prize for the struggle. My Hobbit house is inhabited though. It comes with this little friend. I'll have to politely ask him to leave the house for me for this night, just this...
Sun is hanging high in the sky as I'm climbing another mountain. This is not an easy ride, as I'm trying to tackle more than twenty named mountain passes on my way from Cape Town towards Post Elizabeth through the Karoo region. The more difficult the pass, the better the view. Or maybe I'm just so happy to be finally on the top. The trip starts in Cape Town, I'm going east through the mountains hopping over them from south to north and back a couple of times and then I'll retrace part of the route along the coast. Trip map created with Wanderlog , a trip planner on iOS and Android Warm Up Leaving Poland early December, train to the airport, cold, gloomy, snow behind the window. Perfect time to switch the hemisphere. Turns out I'm very lucky, next day there's going to be a flood of snow that would halt all the flights in Poland, Germany and couple of other places for a number of days. Cape Town welcomes me with beautiful weather, even...