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De Hoop Nature Reserve…whales, water and wind!

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The big, beautiful, bountiful De Hoop Nature Reserve…that’s where we are now. It’s just east of Agulhas National Park, and is quite similar in landscape, but because it’s been a conservation area for longer, there’s a greater sense of wilderness.

And the locals say there’s no better place in the world to see
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Recce trip to Mkambati – WOW!

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I've just returned from an epic two-week adventure, travelling from Durban to Cape Town, visiting Mkambati on the northern Wild Coast, as well as Baviaanskloof near Port Elizabeth on the southern coast of South Africa.

My girlfriend and I picked up our Ford Everest 4x4 in Durban, and it didn't take long for us to fall in love...with the car. Thank you to Burger Genis and his team at Ford for loaning it to me for the year! It cruises like anything, has relatively low fuel consumption and
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