Blog Update – 24 December 2012
Somerset East is where the Botton ancestors are and John spent a happy morning visiting the graveyards and taking pictures. Very sad to see the vandalism that has taken place and also lack of any sort of care. Suppose that’s what happens when the heart has gone out of a place. Lunchtime and we were […]
BESTERSHOEK CARAVAN PARK – SOMERSET EAST
I think, the only caravan park in Somerset East….even the locals didn’t know they had a caravan park LOL. We eventually found it by asking the local Spar Manager. But oh wow, what a beautiful setting…all the sites were surrounded by big trees and plenty bush. We could hear the Diedricks and the red breasted […]
Onward and Upward – Hogsback here we come
We left Somerset East round noon on Sunday morning, with a fair drive ahead of us. The temperatures again were soaring but we had planned to make a few stops so that the dogs could have some time to cool off and walk around. We went through Bedford, Fort Beaufort and then Alice, before starting […]
Somerset East and the Ancestors
Our campervan seemed to be settling down. We knew at some stage we would have to have it seen to in PE, but the urgency was off, so we settled into our journey with the next leg ahead to Somerset East. John has history there. His great, great, great (not sure of how many greats) […]
Blog Update – 23 December 2012
The daytime temps soared to over 40 degrees C. The dogs, especially Quince was taking major strain. He spent most of his time in the campervan, on his feet, planted neatly between the passenger and drivers seats, slobbering all over the dashboard, to such a degree that the hazard button remained stuck in one place. […]
WILLOWMORE CARAVAN PARK
I called to make a provisional booking at Willowmore Caravan Park, but was told to ‘just arrive’, by Justin who apparently is at the local hardware store. Oom Jan and his wife live on the premises and are responsible for meeting and greeting you on arrival, as well as manning the office and taking cash […]
Goerge and the Fiat Technicians
Friday morning sparrows, we drove to Fiat George….we were met by Yvonne, Fiat’s workshop manageress. Their technician was on leave, so their apprentice Ruwan assisted, with the help of Helderberg technicians, via telephone. Nobody was really sure what the problem was even after everything was reset by computer. Gavin suggested John and I head up […]
Blog Update – 22 December 2012
So onto Willowmore we drove for one night. Willowmore Caravan Park is centurally situated. We arrived mid afternoon, it was very warm, temps soaring to the 40’s and over. We needed provisions, so took a walk into the local village. Being a Friday evening, most of the locals, paid weekly were merrily shopping and buying […]
OUTENIQUA CARAVAN PARK – KLEIN BRAK RIVER
Run by Jannie who told us that he and his wife also spent a year travelling like we are, but when they reached Outeniqua Caravan Park, what was to be a 2-day stopover, landed up being a ‘forever’ stopover for them…..they ended up buying the caravan park and settling in Klein Brak Rivier. According to […]
The Show is on the Road
Today is the day heeehaaa……today being the 19 December 2012. The house is packed, keys handed over to Siobhan, our agent and the campervan with Jeep standing ready to go. Our first stop is Seweweekspoort. We left Cape Town round 12 noon. Headed out onto the N2 towards Somerset West. Just after the Gordon’s Bay […]
Cintsa Beach Walk
It was another lazy Saturday afternoon in Cintsa. Tina was indulging in a siesta so I decided to take the dogs for a leisurely beach walk. One of the most appealing things about Cintsa is the pristine sandy beach that follows the curve of the bay for miles. Tina and I had noticed an astonishing […]
