After a few days back in Joburg, we were off on our next adventure: the Garden Route and Capetown with Fred and Terri and Ram and Ranji. Fred and Terri were travelling with us so after we picked them up in PE, we met Ram and Ranji at the airport and drove up to Addo Elephant Park. We had one night in the chalets at main camp and on the second night we stayed in Matylholweni. We actually preferred the southern section of the park this time; with loads of elephant sightings; some up close and personal. Our American guests really got into the swing of camp style cooking and braaing. A lion's roaring sounds really nearby when you're walking home to your chalet at night. Pity we didn't find them the next morning... the lions that is... Fred and Terri were fine. Vervet monkeys can be a real menace around camps if you don't keep everything locked. We all enjoyed the bird watching too.
A craft beer a day keeps the doctor away. After a spot of grocery shopping, we headed for St. Francis Bay and the St. Francis Brewing Co. A sleepy Monday morning in a sleepy, sleepy town but they did manage to pour us all a tasting flight. We had fish and chips for lunch at Balobi's. We checked into our chalets at Storm's River Mouth, part of the Tsitsikamma National Park and went off to explore the coast and the swing bridge over the ocean. The weather came in so instead of braaing, we roasted our leg of lamb in the oven. Nothing like loads of red wine to make you feel cosy inside on a stormy night when you're staying so close to the ocean.
We can highly recommend the pizza at Ristorante Enrico at Keurbooms Strand near Plett. They have a gorgeous seaside deck but the wind kept us indoors. On to Knysna.. as usual Neil stopped to buy the ladies fresh bunches of flowers from the roadside sellers just outside town. Staff at the Turbine Hotel, our favourite stopover in Knysna, had to run around finding vases for the rooms. We went to the Heads viewpoint and the Red River Brewing Company before taking a sunset cruise on the lagoon, followed by seafood dinner. We did see evidence of the fire devastation from the wildfires that ravaged the area five months earlier, but a lot of forest clearing and salvaging had already taken place.
A leisurely breakfast, more grocery shopping and Sedgefield Craft Brewery for a morning beverage. We always enjoy a night in the quirky treehouses at Teniqua Treetops. Luckily they were narrowly missed by the fires, so we could look out over the lush green valley and relax. The next day we went walking on Wilderness beach before saying goodbye to Ram and Ranji for a few nights.
A craft beer a day keeps the doctor away. After a spot of grocery shopping, we headed for St. Francis Bay and the St. Francis Brewing Co. A sleepy Monday morning in a sleepy, sleepy town but they did manage to pour us all a tasting flight. We had fish and chips for lunch at Balobi's. We checked into our chalets at Storm's River Mouth, part of the Tsitsikamma National Park and went off to explore the coast and the swing bridge over the ocean. The weather came in so instead of braaing, we roasted our leg of lamb in the oven. Nothing like loads of red wine to make you feel cosy inside on a stormy night when you're staying so close to the ocean.
We can highly recommend the pizza at Ristorante Enrico at Keurbooms Strand near Plett. They have a gorgeous seaside deck but the wind kept us indoors. On to Knysna.. as usual Neil stopped to buy the ladies fresh bunches of flowers from the roadside sellers just outside town. Staff at the Turbine Hotel, our favourite stopover in Knysna, had to run around finding vases for the rooms. We went to the Heads viewpoint and the Red River Brewing Company before taking a sunset cruise on the lagoon, followed by seafood dinner. We did see evidence of the fire devastation from the wildfires that ravaged the area five months earlier, but a lot of forest clearing and salvaging had already taken place.
A leisurely breakfast, more grocery shopping and Sedgefield Craft Brewery for a morning beverage. We always enjoy a night in the quirky treehouses at Teniqua Treetops. Luckily they were narrowly missed by the fires, so we could look out over the lush green valley and relax. The next day we went walking on Wilderness beach before saying goodbye to Ram and Ranji for a few nights.
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