Road Test – the proof is in the pulling
I took the rig out for it’s first real road test today. I have driven many vehicles in my life, including some rather awkward troop carriers during my military service. But I have never pulled a vehicle on a A frame before. I nervously hitched up the Zook with Tina’s help. Checked that the safety […]
The storm before the calm
So, you are all probably wondering why there has not been anymore content for quite a while, well the story goes like this……puppies all headed off to their forever homes mid August, then began the task of listing our beautiful home in Stonehurst for rental. We decided to go the Corporate route as the lets […]
Time moves on
And so……since the last time I got down to write, much has happened. Gypsey and Quince produced a beautiful litter of 5 puppies (2 girls and 3 boys). Mom lovingly nutured them, after a very traumatic first week or so, after her caeser. She wasn’t quite sure whether these 5 little objects were actually hers, […]
Eco Cooking Bag – The way of the future
Save electricity – use an eco cooking bag I recently received a gift of an eco cooking bag from an old friend of ours, Dave, who has become obsessed about the cost of electricity in South Africa. On that score, I’m with him. It has become frightfully expensive to run even a modest home. I […]
Bullies on the beach
In August last year, we took a nostalgic trip to Great Brak River near Mossel Bay on the Garden Route coast. This is where Tina’s folks spent many December family holidays and staying in the same house brought back so many memories. We started each day with a walk on the beach, giving the Bullies […]
Campervan – OH YES DEFINITELY
Well, in my last post…closer and closer, I left you with some ‘food for thought’ LOL. Since then, John, of Vista Motorhomes and his designer Bill, called us on Thursday to come and inspect the ‘floor layout’ of our campervan ‘still to be built’…….. Friday morning, as early as we could possibly make it, John […]
Closer and closer
Wow, what a whirlwind couple of months, since I last posted. Our son, wife and twin grandchildren have emigrated to Sydney Australia, our daughter has winged her way to the USA and John and I spent two weeks in Ireland and Istanbul. Who said anything about ‘small doses’…..LOL….in this family, the larger the better. Home […]
Caravan vs Motorhome – the battle rages on!
It has been a while since I updated the status of our search for the perfect road trip vehicle. But that doesn’t mean that nothing has been happening. On the contrary, so much has happened that we have almost come full circle in our decision. After Tina and I chatted long and hard about the Imagine […]
Campervan vs Caravan
The raging debate in our home over the past few weeks has been examining the pro’s and cons of the campervan versus the caravan. The campervan definitely has more space, more luxury and accommodates the dogs better… but, limits movement once we set up camp, so we will need to tow a second vehicle as […]
The Gloves are OFF – Echo Kavango vs Imagine Comfortvan
The Echo Kavango 4×4 Caravan After a rather hectic few months, Tina and I finally got a chance to pop out to Blackheath just North of Cape Town to take a gander at the Echo Kavango. Following Google Map’s suggested route and after a few wrong turns we finally made our way into Saxenburg Park and […]
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 […]
