Overlanding Southern Africa: JTS2 Ep 6 - The Long Haul - trekking from Mdumbi to Pretoria

The weather really wasn't playing along and with the forecast looking bleak for the rest of the week, we had some tough decisions to make - continue our Wild Coast wanderings up to Port St Johns as planned or make a run for it up to Pretoria to get our awning repaired?
With a brief respite from the rain, we made the most of the sunshine and the beautiful beach setting at Mdumbi before tackling the mammoth 1100km drive up to Pretoria. This was definitely not part of the plan and but that's the reality when overlanding and adventuring - you have to roll with the punches!
For information on the places we visited in the episode:
Accommodation
Mdumbi Backpackers
www.mdumbi.co.za
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Notties Breakaways
www.nottiesbreakaways.co.za
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We stayed at 4 Rawdons Country Estate

[@valdolandman5297]

Nice...we patiently awaiting next 1

[@MariusRobertsProductions]

Thank you! I hear you - am stuck in my ‘edit cave’ trying to get them all out as quick as I can! Have just started on Ep 7

[@valdolandman5297]

Appreciate the awesome footage

[@deriusnorris4463]

Duuuuude all is well... For reasons we don't get till later things happen... How's the old man(not you 😂) your dad. Good vibes amen to that. Cheers

[@MariusRobertsProductions]

I hear you Derius - that is life hey! Without the downs you cant have up’s… My old man is doing ok - old age is not for sissies

[@unitykops8666]

I’m enjoying your show and please recommend to me places around Pretoria to visit.

[@greenonions7978]

Lived 5 years in Iceland, lived and worked in Reykjavík, I am Danish so for me, it wasn't a huge culture difference, but it sure was for the amazing Nature and wildlife., sadly it's very expensive living there. I especially loved to go to "sund" in the evening and enjoy the hot pools outside while snow was falling down...OMG, I have so many good memories from my time there. Hope to go back again soon, One of the thing I remember from a month-long visit to Germany a few years ago was how I was able to find some really, fantastic deals on food at the grocery store. Usually it was stuff that simply had to be sold that day or thrown away, and it was marked down considerably. If you wanted to, you could simply walk to the grocery store every day, buy whatever was on sale, and just make a day's worth of meals out of that.

[@dannyvermeulen8570]

Those Buntec awnings are really poor since they went with those funny, extruded aluminium arms. They bend for nothing even if strapped properly.... my 2 cent from my experience and confirmed with yours...

[@MariusRobertsProductions]

To be fair Danny, we were pitched on the top of a hill with a gale force wind blowing straight up and under it - it didn’t stand a chance! My cameraman’s throw down was blown flat and bent… This was 💯 user error / stupidity leaving the camp fully set up - you just can’t take that chance at the coast!