Daily Archives: Saturday, 17 May 2008

By the time we said goodbye to the Elephant Sanctuary and headed west on the N2 to our little hideaway in the mountains, it was after 16h30. And it was almost 18h00 when we finally reached the Rheenendal Road. We … Continue reading →

We made it to The Crags by 15h00, and easily found the Elephant Sanctuary, which was right next to Monkeyland and Birds of Eden, which we didn’t have time to visit this time around. Maybe next time? There was a … Continue reading →

We turned off the N2 onto the road leading down to the very quaint Storms River Village (which is not to be confused with the preceding turn-off to Storms River Mouth). This entire area is part of the Tsitsikamma National … Continue reading →

After our little scramble around the Knysna Heads, we realised that time was perhaps a bit short to make our 11h30 appointment in Storms River Village, so we hared it back to the N2 and raced off eastwards. By now … Continue reading →

From the town centre of Knysna, we followed the signs all around the vast lagoon (which belongs to the Knysna National Lakes Area), and into the confusing streets near the Heads. We wanted to find the top viewing site, but … Continue reading →

By the time we were ready to leave, it was already 08h30. We carefully bumpetied from ‘our’ farm back onto the Rheenendal Road, and headed south for the turn-off to the pass road we’d spotted last night: Phantom Pass! When … Continue reading →

We slept a little restlessly in the unfamiliar surroundings. I, in particular, kept a nervous eye on the bamboo-covered ceiling for creatures descending to bite me on the nose, but – thank god – nothing untoward happened. Apart from the … Continue reading →