We headed back towards Cape Town and stopped off at the highest bungee jump in the world. Mel was too chicken to do it, and I was too cheap so we opted out of the jump and watched others plunge into the canyon.
Upon the good suggestion of the hostel host in Jbay we headed inland on the way back to Cape Town. This took us through the mountainous region of route 62, the Karoo. This region is known for its wineries and fineries (i.e. nice scenery). We stopped off in Ladismith (not Ladysmith) at a winery and tasted two of their reds. We walked out with a nice Pinotage, local to the area.
Like we said the scenery was exquisite with the red dirt, mountain ranges, fynbos (fine bush) and tortoises, of which we saved a couple from being HBC (hit by car). There was also this unusually blue grass on the side of the road. We inquired, and apparently they are trying to eradicate this grass due to its invasiveness by spraying it, which turns it a blue colour.
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| Boneyards at sunrise |
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| Around wilderness |
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| Views along route 60 |
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| More route 60 |
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| Road to..? |
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| New definition for bluegrass |
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| Picturesque Route 62 |
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| Mountain views |
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| more mountain views |
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| Ronnies along route 62 |
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| Pale chanting goshawk |
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| Vineyard |
We stayed the night in Montague, a small mountain town. The accommodation we found was in an old horse stable. Not as bad as you might think. It was renovated recently, cozy, and a really good deal. No horses as stable mates. Too bad, because they would likely be cleaner than most hostel mates we have come across.
After waking in Montague Mel went down the road to take picutres at a bird santuary which housed cattle egrets, grey herons, ibises, and two types of weavers. We were soon on the road again with Cape Town a two hour car ride away. One place of interest that we stopped at, or more like I slept at, was Ronnie's Sex Shop. Now, it's not what you think it is. Instead, it is a harmless pub in the middle of nowhere along route 62. The story is the pub wasn't doing well, so the owner decided to spice up the name a little bit. Ever since Ronnie's Sex Shop has been doing well for itself, and known as a national land mark.
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| Horse stable we slept in |
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| Outside of stable (hostel) |
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| Cattle egret in bird sanctuary |
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| Cat crossing outside of bird sanctuary |
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| Further along 62 |
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| 62 |
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| Wild baboons |
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| Table mountain on the way in to Cape Town |
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