Ch3: Mountain Zebra to Durban

By Vicky · Published May. 30th, 2021 · Updated Sep. 5th, 2022

This post shows photos from the first chapter of my book, Chasing Ostriches, available now to buy on Amazon*.

From Mountain Zebra NP to Durban we visited the following places:

Mountain Zebra NP ⇾ Hogsback ⇾ Wild Coast ⇾ Oribi Gorge ⇾ Durban

Mountain Zebra NP

Scenery of Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa
Hiking in Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa
Pool in Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa
Scenery of Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa
Cheetahs in Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa

Hogsback

Mist, Hogsback, South Africa
Hogsback, South Africa

Wild Coast

Coffee Bay, Wild Coast, South Africa
Waterfall, Wild Coast, South Africa
Magwa Tea Plantation, Wild Coast, South Africa
Coffee Bay, Wild Coast, South Africa
White Clay Resort, Wild Coast, South Africa
Sunny Beach, Coffee Bay, Wild Coast, South Africa
Countryside, Wild Coast, South Africa

Oribi Gorge

Waterfall, Oribi Gorge, South Africa
River Meander, Oribi Gorge, South Africa
Waterfall, Oribi Gorge, South Africa

Durban

Land Rover Defender broken down on the road in Durban, South Africa

About the Book

Ever since I learnt that people drive around Africa in 4x4s, sleeping in rooftop tents for months at a time, I dreamed of joining them. My obsession became reality in January 2020, when together with my boyfriend I bought a 20-year-old dark blue Land Rover Defender. She’s called Nyala. After a few test weekends to check out the car, we were ready to go.
Coronavirus struck. Borders closed, hard lockdown began. Our plans to spend six months overlanding through southern Africa were put on hold. Fast-forward six months, and we were ready to go again.
Chasing Ostriches chronicles this journey of exploration through South Africa. We roamed the backroads and national parks in our trusty (and not so trusty at times) Defender. We climbed misty mountains, camped in empty deserts, sunbathed on tropical beaches, and saw wildlife galore under the hot African sky.
I came back with dirty clothes, an even dirtier car, and memories to last a lifetime. I hope my book will help you do the same. 

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