Just a few pictures of things that caught my eye on the journey to the hotel. We've been in the air for about 15 hours and it's past midnight out here so we're heading to bed!
What to do on a mid-week day off when it's 34 degrees in the city? Well, go for a little walk of course. This short (2.3km) walk on London’s South Bank is a free and easy way to see some of the major tourist attractions whilst strolling along the lovely Thames River. So if you're strapped for cash but keen to see the city sights, this is definitely one I'd recommend. Check out our London South Bank of the Thames Walking Tour video on our Skint Adventure YouTube channel. The main attractions you'll get to see on this route are: Tower of London Tower Bridge City Hall HMS Belfast Borough Market Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Tate Modern We used the AllTrails app for this walk, which mostly worked well, but the phone and web synchronisation is a little patchy with routes and trails saved on the web version not syncing to your app account. The maps could be a bit better and the record function, which is meant to track your walk and provides some handy stats (calories burnt,...
It was inevitable that our 15 year old car (VW Citi Golf) was going to cause us issues on the trip. This morning, it happened. We were packed up and ready to go to our next stop, Port Elizabeth. Then the car wouldn't start, just a clunking noise when turning the ignition. We asked our host Mark for a number of a local mechanic and got in touch with PCL Auto Services. They came round to have a look and after jump starting the car it became clear that our battery was on its way out. After taking the car to be tested it was confirmed that not only was the battery dead, our alternator was playing up too. We then had to check the car into the workshop and were told by the nice lady there that it may be possible that the car would be out of service until tomorrow. When we got back to the room, we were planning how we were going to reschedule the rest of the trip. If we didn't make it to Port Elizabeth tonight then it meant we may have to attempt to drive to the next stop of East ...
Despite it raining heavily in Knysna for the past few days there's something stunning about the landscape in this weather. Covered in beautiful forests and grand mountains, there's a certain calmness to the area when bathed in misty rain. Here are a couple of shots I took today.
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