Back home. Left George at 6am yesterday, taking the N9 which met up with the N1 at Colesberg. Packed the car Saturday night and set the alarm for 5am. The trip down to Cape Town went surprisingly quickly so I→ Read more
HEAD SHOT: The Knysna Heads. Final day of our holiday – we head back to Johannesburg early tomorrow morning. Used the day to drive up the coast, passing through Wilderness and Sedgefield and stopping in at Knysna and Plett. A→ Read more
CANGO GROTTO: Enjoyable hour on the Heritage Tour Woke up to a misty George. Dog tired. Sore throat. Thanks to S for passing on his germs – he had been sniffling since we left Johannesburg last Saturday. But, plans have→ Read more
SMACKS OF THE SEA: Oysters at the Oyster Bar in Mossel Bay Goodbye to Paarl. If you really want a relaxing holiday, I suggest you spend more than four days if you want to cover most of the attractions. There→ Read more
TAKES MY BREATH AWAY: Chapman’s Peak The presence of the golfers meant that there had to be definite plans. Left Paarl at 9am and deliberately drove along the R310 which took us past the seaside villages of Kalk Bay, Fish→ Read more
CHOC A BLOCK: Short courses to turn you into a Choc Doc (well, sort of). Another early morning but this time S and I had a definite plan. During our visit to Fairview yesterday, our waitress recommended we visit the→ Read more
TAKING A BREAK? Not really, But enjoying every minute with my family. Up at 5:30! Dropped P and K off at the course – tournament starts today. S and I both collapsed back into bed and only woke up at→ Read more
DESSERT FOR A QUEEN: Because every woman deserves this! Woke up at 06:45 and felt like a queen – in the past few months my eyes automatically pop open at 5am. Call me crazy but I half-cooked a zulu chicken→ Read more
We did it! It really went a lot quicker than expected. We left JHB after 3am and two short stops later, we were in Paarl. Here are a few pics from the trip down :-) CRUISING ALONG: 12 hours JHB to→ Read more
We leave at 3am tomorrow (Saturday) for Cape Town. By car. It’s now 3pm Friday afternoon and I’m at Durban International Airport, 600kms away. My flight back to Jhb has been delayed. When (if!) I land at Lanseria, I’ve got→ Read more