9 August 2021 was d-day: the start of our 6 day hike in the Fish River Canyon: an epic bucket list item! We got up early as our shuttle to Hobas- some 70km north- would be leaving at 7am. We packed up, drove our vehicles to the parking lot, got all our gear out and …
After our few days of R&R at St Helena Bay, we headed for the mountains. As we came closer to the Cederberg mountain range we could see snow on the top of certain mountains and got excited like little kids. Although we grew up in Europe and know proper snow, we’ve seen very little snow …
Most of June / July we hung around in Cape town, alternating between having work done at Trokkie by C&A Products and parking in front of my sister’s house to spend the weekend together. But mid July, when we had received our first Covid vaccine, our long awaited vehicle registration and Charles of C&A Products …
We left Witsieshoek and drove towards Bloemfontein via Golden Gate National Park, which was as beautiful as always. I especially love the grasslands! It was dark when we eventually entered Bloemfontein and we put Miss GPS on, just to be on the safe side. Obviously she is programmed to find ways to avoid rush hour …
As said… we left Monk’s Cowl in quite overcast conditions which luckily cleared mid morning when we passed through bright and yellow fields. We took a short break at the Sterkfontein Dam, peaceful and azure in the sunshine. We arrived in Harrismith, did some shopping and went in search of a truck stop to park …
One Sunday, together with our friends Gavin and Lee (we were still working at Trokkie at their workshop) we joined my sister Lut and husband Gerhard for a tasting day in the winelands. Gerhard’s brother and his wife joined the party and we worked our way through cheese platters and wine at Fairview followed by …