Goodbye to Zambia, and hello Garden Route….. The Garden route is described as a region of pristine beaches, mountains, forests, lakes and rivers all along the southern route of South Africa, between Cape Town and Addo Elephant Park, 6 hours east, our first stop was Plettenberg Bay. The drive took us along the South Africa’s Indian Ocean — the warm water ocean. The scenery was constantly varied, and a great road trip segment of our visit to South Africa.

The distance from Cape Town to furthest east stop (Addo Elephant National Park) was 500 miles. The return trip took us thru the town of Kynsna where we went canoeing (kayaking) In their lagoon. One hour east of Cape Town we spent two nights in the wine country town of Stellenbosch. We visited 7 wineries and sampled both white and red wines. We found a few that we liked and bought a few bottles to enjoy while in Cape Town.