My doorbell just rang – to reveal a most welcome visitor: Glynnis, here to hand me my very own copies of the latest Pinelands Muse Community Magazine, freshly printed and still in their protective plastic wrappings! Thank you for the personal delivery, Glynnis! Can you see what it says on the cover? “Regine & Richard…
When travelling to a foreign country – even one as familiar from the movies and the television as the United States of America no doubt is – it is helpful to remember that one is not at home. Some things work a little differently across the pond. In case you are willing to brave the…
On Sunday, 3 October 2010, we joined our good friends V and L on a trip out to the pretty village of McGregor to attend a moving and heartwarming St Francis Day ceremony at Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary. We had visited the sanctuary for the first time in July this year, during a long and unforgettable…
On Friday, 16 July 2010, we headed in the direction of McGregor for an extended weekend away in the Riviersonderend mountains, to celebrate my birthday (and that of Madiba) on 18 July. We stayed in a little Kliphuisie (or stone cottage) at Onverwacht Flora, a mountain top farm near the famous Boesmanskloof trail between Greyton…
In July, we spent a weekend in the Riviersonderend mountains, staying in a little stone cottage at Onverwacht Flora, a mountain top farm near the famous Boesmanskloof trail between Greyton and McGregor. This is Part V, and here are the links to the other parts: From Cape Town to Onverwacht (Part I) Exploring the surroundings…
In July, we spent a weekend in the Riviersonderend mountains, staying in a little stone cottage at Onverwacht Flora, a mountain top farm near the famous Boesmanskloof trail between Greyton and McGregor. This is Part IV, and here are the links to the other parts: From Cape Town to Onverwacht (Part I) Exploring the surroundings…
In July, we spent a weekend in the Riviersonderend mountains, staying in a little stone cottage at Onverwacht Flora, a mountain top farm near the famous Boesmanskloof trail between Greyton and McGregor. This is Part III, and here are the links to the other parts: From Cape Town to Onverwacht (Part I) Exploring the surroundings…
In July, we spent a weekend in the Riviersonderend mountains, staying in a little stone cottage at Onverwacht Flora, a mountain top farm near the famous Boesmanskloof trail between Greyton and McGregor. This is Part II, and here are the links to the other parts: From Cape Town to Onverwacht (Part I) A hike into…
In July, we spent a weekend in the Riviersonderend mountains, staying in a little stone cottage at Onverwacht Flora, a mountain top farm near the famous Boesmanskloof trail between Greyton and McGregor. This is Part I, and here are the links to the other parts: Exploring the surroundings of our Kliphuisie (Part II) A hike…
On Sunday morning, we met up with our friends from Germany, who were staying in a guest house in Milnerton. They were keen to explore some wine farms in the Stellenbosch or Franschhoek areas. Not being wine drinkers ourselves, and only vaguely familiar with a handful of wine farms that we have visited in the…
At the end of May, we spent a couple of days at the delightful Somerset Gift Getaway Farm, tucked away in a narrow little valley at the foothills of the Langeberge, just outside Swellendam. I have finally written up the story of our stay there, with plenty of pictures, and I hope you’ll enjoy clicking…
At the end of May, we spent a couple of days at the delightful Somerset Gift Getaway Farm, tucked away in a narrow little valley at the foothills of the Langeberge, just outside Swellendam. This is Part VII of the story of our stay in that area. Here are the links to the other parts:…
At the end of May, we spent a couple of days at the delightful Somerset Gift Getaway Farm, tucked away in a narrow little valley at the foothills of the Langeberge, just outside Swellendam. This is Part VI of the story of our stay in that area. Here are the links to the other parts:…
At the end of May, we spent a couple of days at the delightful Somerset Gift Getaway Farm, tucked away in a narrow little valley at the foothills of the Langeberge, just outside Swellendam. This is Part V of the story of our stay in that area. Here are the links to the other parts:…
At the end of May, we spent a couple of days at the delightful Somerset Gift Getaway Farm, tucked away in a narrow little valley at the foothills of the Langeberge, just outside Swellendam. This is Part IV of the story of our stay in that area. Here are the links to the other parts:…
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