Dear friends, we are back in Holland.

Today is our last day inAfrica.

Dirk prepares the both cars to put them in the container.

He puts all the stuff from the top op the Land Rover into the car.

Up to the harbour to put the cars into the container.

Dirk removes the globe from the radiator to take it with him toHolland.

Here they are; our sturdy cars waiting for transport toHolland.

A quick visit to the factory of Greg for a ride in his Model T.

At the airport we say goodbye to Greg and Louise Bjorkman, our host and hostess during our stay inCape Town.

Greg and Louise and all the other nice people inCape   Town, thanks a lot for your hospitality.

Up to Holland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dirk

We made it!!!

The most southern point of the African continent, Cape L’Agulhas

Cape L’Agulhas

south point of Africa

Many congratulations for the Model-T, Dirk Trudy and all backup-teams.
22.611 km through 17 countries in 159 days.

We’ve just loaded the cars into the sea container. That’s where the South African adventure ends.

Shipping

South America, here we come!!

Note: The missing reports will follow soon.

Today we have a day of rest.

Dirk-jan and Inge wants to visit theTableMountainand go by taxi to the centre ofCape Town.

Unfortunate there is too much wind and the entrance to the mountain is closed. The mountain is covert by a cloud cover.

For the evening we are invited at a special club meeting of the Early Ford Car Club.

Dirk tells about our travel adventures.

There is a lot of interest in the Model T and most of the people are wondering how it is possible that an old car like this can make such a journey.

Dirk gets some presents of the chairman of the club; Malcolm Leech, under which some club caps and an emblem of the club.

At the end of this pleasant evening the club wants to take a picture of the whole team including the club caps.

At our way back to the house of Greq and Louise, we visit the garage of Greq and Louise to see his oldtimers.

The Model A of Louise

After we arrived in our guesthouse we opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate our successful arrival inCape Town.

Tomorrow morning we will go to the harbour to put the cars into the container.

In the afternoon we go to the airport and fly via Munich to Holland.

Dirk

We slept very well in our “holiday house”

We have a beautiful view on the Tabelmountain.

Today we have to arrange our departure toHollandand the shipping of the Model T and the LandRover.

Dirk and Dirk-jan changes the tyres we got from Cavin Casey from Harrismith and put the old tyres under the Model T.

In the evening we have a meeting at the Crank handle club inCape Town

There are a lot of members of the club and Dirk tells stories about his jouney through Africa.

Dirk explains how a Model T works and the club members inspected the Model T very well.

In the clubhouse is also a Benz from 1901

One of the club members explains how to drive in this Benz.

Dirk and Dirk-jan want to feel how it is to sit in a car like the Benz. At least they decided to continue their world tour in the Model T.

It is a very successful evening and at the end the members collect money for SOS Children’s Villages.

Dirk