Africa Wild

Sounds relaxing and almost romantic

MMMMnnh Oom Okie,. you have a healthy mind,....

Lisbeth wrote:If Okie flies, he will have to rent a car

Yes, I realise that

okie wrote:The drive is part of the holiday .There is no aeroplane ride that can compare with travelling at your own speed over the wide expanse of the Karoo . Stopping for a cup of coffee and listening to a silence that stretches to 360 degree horizons that fade a 100 kilometres into the distance . To smell rain when it is still 50 kilometres away , see lightning flashing from towering cumulonimbus clouds.

I drive because I have to, but don't really enjoy it.

Okie, it sounds like you enjoy driving.

Ohh no no no
You are missing the point
I drive because I enjoy the scenery , tranquillity etc , and flying does not give that to me ...

Just to give you an idea if I were to fly to Jhb and then rent :
Firstly , it takes one hour to drive from Worcester to Cape Town ( traffic permitting ) .
At the airport , I have to rent parking for the whole duration of my holiday ( that brings risk of vehicle being stolen , damaged , etc )
I then have to walk from car-park to check-in terminal , say 500 meters ( I am getting somewhat old in the tooth ) , dragging luggage etc ...
I should check in at least 1 hour prior to departure .... which means at least 3 hours since getting out of bed .
Think of frustration in traffic
Then , sitting cramped up in a small seat breathing recycled air from 250 other people -- for at least 2 hours .
Oh , BTW , the air in the aircraft is only recycled after it gets the air . While waiting before departure , you breathe in old , stale air from 250 people , and recycling stops while the aircraft taxies to its parkingslot -- Ladies and gentlemen , please do enjoy our experienced , well-used air , directly from your fellow passengers
At JHB , the aircraft parks about 5 kilometers from the terminal , and then have to wait up to 30 minutes before being allotted a parking-slot .
Now , you walk another 500 meters inside the air-terminal to get your luggage--- add at least 30 minutes .
Then walk another bl..y 500 meters to get your bl..dy hired car ( which is not what you really would have wanted to drive because that is all that they have available )
NOW , you have to get OUT of this stupid airport , INTO the Jhb traffic , get onto the N10 , one of the busiest highways in South Africa , with drivers who would take you off the road at a blink of an eye , under fly-overs where people chuck rocks on cars ......
Need I say more ?

okie!

Soooo right But you can avoid JHB

I do not like flying either:

You cannot open the window
You cannot stop when you want to
You have to support someone almost sitting on top of you and always steeling the armrest
Squealing children
Uneatable food
Hot brownish water called coffee
Etc.
Etc.
Not to talk about the toilets

Hi Lisbeth Avoiding Jhb means :
Flying SA Airlink , via 1 ) CT to Upington , then wait a couple of days for another flight to take you to Phalaborwa -- rent-a-car.
2 ) CT to Suncity , then step over and fly to JHB where you step over to fly to Skukuza or Mbombela rent-a-car.
3 ) CT to Kimberly , step over in Jhb and then Mbombela , or Polokwane rent-a-car.
4 ) CT to JHB , step over to Lourenco Maputo - and parachute when you go over Komatipoort

Or you can fly from CPT to Nelspruit and rent a car there

Not sure how long they will keep those flights --- SA Airways is bankrupt and due to cancel many inland flights in the next few months