On the 29th of February 2024, I embarked on a 32-day road trip across South Africa. I wanted to be a tourist in my own country. I'd planned this trip for over a year, watching other people's trip videos to help the process, but a lot of the information was up to me to find. I realized my idea of a cross-country road trip differed from everyone else's. In these videos, you won't see safaris or hiking or off-roading. Just me in my 15-year-old Hyundai Atos, exploring places I find interesting, slowly making my way in a loop around the country. I wanted to include dashcam footage because I felt much of the beauty on the trip was found along the drive-the mountains, passes, valleys. I didn't venture into the Northern Cape (much) or the Western Cape; I'm saving those for a second road trip. I took my work with me and spent my days driving and sightseeing, and my nights working.
I left my home of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) for the first leg, driving to Gonubie for the night, with a stop at the Nanaga Farmstall, Makhanda (Grahamstown), and lunch in East London. The wind was crazy when I arrived in Gonubie, so the sea was brown and treacherous, so I inserted footage from the next morning before heading off on my next leg.
[Sorry for the awkward stabilized video and glary dashcam! I filmed on my phone, and did everything I could in my car to prevent glare from my dashcam, because they don't sell CPL lenses for my specific model. I'm super shy, so that's why I chose not to do voiceover for these videos, but feel free to comment if you have any questions for me!]