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Blackout of smoke, Gordons Bay Fire, Cape Town

December 9, 2008 by evl

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This is in somerset west before I drove off into the smoke. The sky turned red the deeper I went into the smoke the less i could see in front of me even with the car's lights on.

Congress of the people releases their policies

December 8, 2008 by evl

How to make smoke to signal someone in a airplane or helicopter.

September 9, 2008 by evl

If you are stuck in the wild you need to plan for ways to get out. One of the most frustrating things is when someone is stuck in the jungle is when they see a airplane or a helicopter but they cant signal for help. You should have a fire reader or at least a way to make a fire incase you hear oncoming airplanes or helicopters. The best place is on a hill or a place with no trees. If its in the middle of nowhere and there are usually no people they will notice smoke, but you have to get their attention. Here's how. Wet wood. That's it. Throw wet wood on a fire and it will smoke. Leaves also works. If you cant find any leaves or wet wood, use live plants and if you cant find a plant throw in your some of your clothes. But the answer is wet wood works the best to make smoke.

The road to Colesberg

July 28, 2008 by evl

This is part of the roadtrip series.

So driving at night is preferred even though many people say otherwise. If you are awake, drive. The road to Colesberg well that was not where we intended to go, actually we just drove, without plans, without direction hoping to find something interesting and wonderful.

As I was saying, we drove from Helderberg to the place where the plot is. Now on the pictures the lady did not tell us that its located just across the road from a squater camp. We had the idea that the plot was located in the middle of the Karoo, we had the idea it was a small town with a bunch of artists. And so we were wrong.

When we got to the town it was empty, it looked like a ghost town. No houses were standing up straight. It really looked desolated. The only life in the forgotten village was the smoke coming from the far reaches of the massive location.

And that was the end of our hopes to buy a plot there.

By that time it was around 9am. I have been driving 10 hours straight. Non stop, no sleep, no food, no comfort and I was starting to feel it. It was then we took the journey to Colesberg 250km from Bloemfontein. We got to a hotel there. I cant remember the name of the hotel but its really close to the petrol station on the left side of the n2.26june2008 008

Inside of the hotel in Colesberg.

 

Before booking into the hotel we went for a drive on a backroad in Colesberg. There are many gravel roads leading to mysterious places in South Africa. You really should take one of those roads some time. You will find amazing places and views. Especially if you are into photography. The best places to see in South Africa is off the road.

 

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The Northern Karoo or Groot Karoo as some know it.

Petrol just hit R10 a litre in South Africa. See what you can buy by taking the bicycle to the shop.

June 3, 2008 by evl

So the time has finally come where petrol hit the R10 mark in South Africa. Buying a bicycle and using the money that you would of spent on Petrol on other things might be wise. That is if you make it to the shop on a bicycle driving through the crime. Here is a list of things you can buy for R10 instead of paying for that petrol: Milk You can almost buy 2l of milk for R10. That is enough to make about 30 cups of coffee. Not even speaking about milk coffee. Using only milk in your coffee makes it way creamy... and stuff. Bread We all need to eat and bread is South Africa's biggest wheaty thing we are eating. Bread makes the belly full. So you can buy a bread and feed a family for one night by driving to the shop with your bicycle. Can of food You can buy a can of food, you know like tin food. Canned food can last up to 1 or two years. So if the entire country goes down you still have that can of food you can eat. Think about it. When the shops are empty like Zimbabwe you might be the rich owner of a can of bake beans. Super. Pack of tabacco You might not be able to afford a pack of smokes but with a pack of tobacco you can still contribute to global warming while saving petrol. Think about the heat waves and the ice melting. YOU can help. Biltong The South African snack. I like it. Mieliepap I dont know what that is in English but it can feed a family for a week. You can buy 1kg of mieliepap for less than R10. Take the bicycle and feed that family. So here is a list of things you can buy by taking the bicycle to the shop instead of the car in South Africa. If you make it that far.