Cape Road Trip : Route 62

We travelled from George to Oudtshoorn, visited the Kango Caves and on to our Africamps safari tents on an osrtich farm just outside town. Africamps is a fun, luxury tenting experience set up on various farm locations around the Cape. The next day we did a tour of a few Ostrich farms and the hatchery, where all the chicks are hatched for all the farmers in the area. It's a big incubation plant and we were lucky enough to see a few baby ostriches crack out of their eggs and into the world, with help from Terri.We also bought an egg for scrambling - equivalent to 24 hens eggs. After coffee in town, we set off on route 62 to Calitzdorp for some port tasting at the Boplaas Estate. In Ladismith we stopped at Kanna Kombuis for hot roosterkoek with cheese and jam. You can't travel past Ronnie's Sex Shop without stopping for a beer. Chat to raconteur Ronnie on the verandah or hang with his son in the bar adorned with hundreds of bras.In Barrydale we checked into the quirky Karoo Art Hotel where every room is decorated by a different local artist. Neil met up with Anthony, a primary school bestie he hasn't seen in nearly 50 years. Anthony took us to Mez Karoo for dinner. We drove to Swellendam via the Grabouw Pass and then on to Caledon and into one of our favourite wine regions; the Hemel and Aarde Valley. Of course, those who know me will know that we went directly to Creation Winery for a food and wine pairing lunch.