Total Time: 17 days
Exchange Rate: 1 dollar= 8.15 Rands
Cost of a Typical Dinner: 65 Rands for amazing peri-peri chicken at Nando’s
Number of Cities Visited: 14
Number of KM in a Nissan Micra: over 3,000
Number of Taxis: 7
Number of Buses: 3
Number of Trains: 2
Favorite Place: Cape Town
Least Favorite Place: Kokstad
Places to Visit Next Time: Drakensburg Mountains
Best Food: Nando’s. Hands down. We ate there whenever possible. Franchise this place!
Worst Food: Wimpy’s. Worse than any fast food chain we’ve tried.
Number of Illnesses: 1 cold
Most Popular Saying: Hectic which means crazy, cool, strange, dangerous, fun, crowded, expensive, surprising, all depending on context.
Most Surprising: The wines are great and CHEAP!
Most Scary: Pretoria toy-toy with bungee jumping a close second.
Animals Ridden: Ostrich
Interesting Fact: Women driving alone at night are encouraged to run red lights as long as the intersection is clear.