Leg 89, Hondeklip Bay to George, South Africa
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So many ‘airports’ around here, paint a line on the ground and you have an airstrip
11-19 Hondeklip Bay FAGE 4:11 AM
11-19 Vaalputs FAVA 4:37 AM
11-19 Monosite Airfield FAVT 5:01 AM
11-19 Holrivier FAVC 5:13 AM
11-19 Papendorp FAVQ 5:20 AM
11-19 Doringbaai Airstrip FAVJ 5:25 AM
11-19 Bushmans kloof FABK 5:45 AM
11-19 Clanwilliam FAFC 5:54 AM
11-19 Clanwilliam FAFD 6:12 AM Short runway
11-19 Calvinia FAFH 6:15 AM
11-19 Calvinia FAFE 6:19 AM
11-19 Sutherland FASL 6:44 AM
11-19 Ceres FAFI 7:09 AM
11-19 Piketberg FAQK 7:35 AM
11-19 Piketberg FAQL 7:41 AM
11-19 Piketberg FAQM 7:49 AM
11-19 Vredenburg FAKF 8:02 AM
11-19 Vredenburg FAWY 8:17 AM
11-19 Saldanha-Vredenburg FASD 8:24 AM
11-19 Delta 200 Airstrip FADX 8:44 AM
11-19 Cape town FAEU Robben island 8:50 AM
11-19 Ysterplaat AB FAYP 9:01 AM
11-19 Cape Town Intl FACT 9:07 AM
11-19 Stellenbosch FASH 9:17 AM
11-19 Grabouw FAEG 9:29 AM
11-19 Worcester Glider FAWC 9:49 AM
11-19 De Doorns FADS 10:00 AM
11-19 Ashton FAAT 10:10 AM
11-19 Ashton FAAH 10:16 AM
11-19 Robertson FARS 10:27 AM
11-19 Caledon FAFA 10:45 AM
11-19 Hermanus FAIJ 11:04 AM
11-19 Andrew’s Field FAAF 11:18 AM
11-19 Bredasdorp FAEF 11:22 AM
11-19 Overberg AB FAOB 11:28 AM
11-19 Bredasdorp FAFL 11:41 AM
11-19 Stilbaai FACY 12:09 PM Bay of sleeping beauty
11-19 Mossel Bay FAMO 12:25 PM
11-19 George FAGG 12:35 PM
Flight time 8:24 38 stops
Following the Olifants rivier (Elephant river) for a bit
Oskloof meaning Ox canyon
The Tra-Tra River
Pretty dry when the images were taken
Tankwa Rivier, nice green valley
Roggeveld Mountains (Rye field mountains)
Between Sutherland and Ceres, some green between the mountains
Pretty dry still, but enough rain to wear away the plateau over time
The last bits standing
Near Die Dorp Op Die Berg (The village on the mountain)
It’s actually at the foot of the mountain, although the height data is pretty coarse here
Piketberg, sandstone mountains
Porterville at the foot of the Olifants rivier mountains
There are multiple ‘airports’ around Porterville, the crew could mow the grass once in a while
Another ‘airport’ simply called Piketberg Airport FAQM
Shelly point near St Helena Bay
Robben Island (Seal island) on the way to Cape Town
Nelson Mandela was held in prison on this island for 18 years (out of 27 years spend imprisoned)
Cape Town at the foot of Table Mountain
Big port city and was also a major slave trading post starting from 1653 until 1833
The Dutch East India Company used Cape Town to deliver slaves to the Boers (Dutch colonist farmers) who later got involved in the Boer war when the British took over South Africa in 1795. King William IV finally abolished slavery in 1833. The history that was all ignored when I grew up in The Netherlands. We did learn about the golden age, 17th century and all the great things the Dutch East India company brought back from Indonesia (where they made a big mess as well)
After catching up on my Birth country’s darker side of history, back to the present
Paragliding from Signal hill
Cape Town International, one of the more detailed airports in the game
Just a reminder, it’s a simulator
Worcester on Brandvlei Dam (lake)
Matroos Berg (Sailor mountain)
On the way to Ashton, speed bump terrain
Drie Kuilen Nature Reserve (Three holes nature reserve)
Crossing the Langeberg (Long Mountain)
Hermanus, back on the coast
Hermanus is a popular place to watch whales
You have more success from a boat though
Overberg, gateway to the garden route
Stilbaai (Silent Bay) also known as the Bay of Sleeping Beauty
Mossel Bay, a harbour town on the Garden Route
I flew on to George which has a night lighted runway. Good place to stop for the night.