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For Marc Lurie...
Liz Leyden schreef:
As you know, early July will be cold, and coming from sunny Europe will be a bit of a shocker ;-) Winters in southern Africa are lovely. Warm and sunny during the day and cool nights to sleep well. The perfect climate for me! :-) I've met several people from Cape Town in Kenya in July because (according to them) the weather is so bad in Cape Town then. I suppose it all depends what you're used to. I have once spent a few nights on top of the Drakenberge on the border of KZN and Lesotho in July. That was COLD! :-) Regards, Hans |
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For Marc Lurie...
On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:29:04 +0100, Liz Leyden
wrote: I've met several people from Cape Town in Kenya in July because (according to them) the weather is so bad in Cape Town then. SNIP Liz, Cape Town's weather in July is attrocious. It rains all the time and there's always mist and cold conditions. The whole place is a damp, cold, soggy horrible place at that time of year. A bit like autumn in London ;-0 Johannesburg gets cold on winter nights but it's often quite pleasant during the day. The problem is that we have single figure humidity during winter, and your skin dries up very quickly, making the cold very bitter. Kwazulu Natal and the norther parts are fantastic in winter. Lesotho in winter is potentially very dangerous as evidenced by the 20 or so herdboys and thousands of sheep who were killed in snowfalls a few years back. Regards, Marc |
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For Marc Lurie...
We live in Canada, so we are used to reasonably cool winters. My wife
visited her parents in Port Elizabeth in early August, 2002 and found the cold weather very uncomfortable. The houses are not built with proper heating, so when it get cold there is no way to warm up the buildings. You just have to wear sweaters and coats in he house. By the time I arrived and we got to Namaqualand the cold wet weather had resulted in an incredible flower display. We also travelled north to Kgalagadi NP where the weather was very pleasant, but when we returned to Port Elizabeth in late September the weather was still not suitable for beach parties. Scott |
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For Marc Lurie...
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:14:29 GMT, "Scott Elliot"
wrote: We live in Canada, so we are used to reasonably cool winters. My wife visited her parents in Port Elizabeth in early August, 2002 and found the cold weather very uncomfortable. The houses are not built with proper heating, so when it get cold there is no way to warm up the buildings. You just have to wear sweaters and coats in he house. By the time I arrived and we got to Namaqualand the cold wet weather had resulted in an incredible flower display. We also travelled north to Kgalagadi NP where the weather was very pleasant, but when we returned to Port Elizabeth in late September the weather was still not suitable for beach parties. Scott Scott, that's the problem in a nutshell. Our winters are short so we don't bother with double glazing and 24 hour interior heating. I guess it takes a bit of getting used to, to wear a sweater indoors :-) I find that the north American habit of over-heating interiors quite uncomfortable, as you're constantly peeling off clothing when you go inside, and then putting it all back on again when you go inside. You saw one of the true wonders of nature in Namaqualand. The weather on the SA coastline below 32 degrees south is not great between June and September, but it's FANTASTIC between October andMay :-) Marc |
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For Marc Lurie...
"Marc Lurie" wrote in message
... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:14:29 GMT, "Scott Elliot" wrote: The weather on the SA coastline below 32 degrees south is not great between June and September, but it's FANTASTIC between October andMay :-) Marc That is good news. My in-laws 60th wedding anniversary is October 2 in Port Elizabeth. We will arrive in Jo'berg September 5, rent a car and plan to drive via Blyde River Canyon, Kruger, Swaziland, beach near Durban (wife's requirement), Lesotho and arrive in PE the week before October 2. I will visit for a week after the anniversary and my wife for two weeks. Any comments or recommendations for this trip? Scott |
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For Marc Lurie...
It sounds like a very nice trip.
I'd recommend that you travel from Durban area to PE via the Wild Coast. Places like Mazeppa Bay, Coffee Bay, Qora Mouth etc. are great to visit. Lesotho is good to drive through. If you enter from the north at Ficksburg or Maseru you can tavel through the country, and exit at one of the more adventurous exits such as SaniPass or Ramatseliso's Gate. (these lead into Natal and Eastern Cape respectively). But you will need a 4x4 vehicle for these exits. Cheers, Marc On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:50:01 GMT, "Scott Elliot" wrote: "Marc Lurie" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:14:29 GMT, "Scott Elliot" wrote: The weather on the SA coastline below 32 degrees south is not great between June and September, but it's FANTASTIC between October andMay :-) Marc That is good news. My in-laws 60th wedding anniversary is October 2 in Port Elizabeth. We will arrive in Jo'berg September 5, rent a car and plan to drive via Blyde River Canyon, Kruger, Swaziland, beach near Durban (wife's requirement), Lesotho and arrive in PE the week before October 2. I will visit for a week after the anniversary and my wife for two weeks. Any comments or recommendations for this trip? Scott |
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