Guided drive through the Nuwejaars Wetland

This morning we enjoyed a guided drive through the Nuwejaars Wetland Special Management Area, a special place where the farmers work with nature and not against it. We’ll tell you more about Nuwejaars in the new year (Nuwejaars means New Year’s by the way)

Boxing Morning in De Hoop

We hope everyone that celebrated yesterday had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.

We spent much of today exploring the beautiful and diverse De Hoop Nature Reserve. Of course we’ll tell you much more about De Hoop soon!

Christmas in the Overberg

We’ll be spending Christmas at this beautiful cottage on the Aloe Canyons Guest Farm, just south of Swellendam in the Overberg, surrounded by beautiful scenery and rich wildlife. We sincerely wish all our friends and followers a very merry and blessed Christmas.

Aloe Canyons Guest Farm, December 2022

Cape Town’s Finest Garden

We spent most of our morning at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, roundly considered one of the seven best gardens in the world. We certainly see why it would rank so highly and would love to share more pictures of this beautiful place when we are back home after the holidays.

Seeing more of Cape Town

We’ve spent the whole day exploring Cape Town’s scenic attractions – from Chapman’s Peak Drive to a seal tour out of Hout Bay, to a picnic in Tokai and a ride up-and-down Cape Point with the Flying Dutchman funicular (and many points in between). Lots to tell you about when we’re back home!

Iconic Cape Town

We’ve arrived in Cape Town where we’ll be visiting the Table Mountain National Park and surrounds for the next couple of days. Here just a quick look at two of the city’s most iconic landmarks; Table Mountain and Robben Island. and one less well known, the memorial to Cecil John Rhodes.

West Coast Life

There’s more to see here in the West Coast National Park than you can point a lens at!

West Coast Beauty

Just some of the beautiful sights to behold here in the West Coast National Park.

West Coast Attractions

Today, apart from exploring inside the West Coast National Park, we also ventured beyond its borders to some of the other attractions in the vicinity, such as the rugged and rustic Tietiesbaai and the fascinating West Coast Fossil Park.

West Coast Heritage

We’ve arrived safely at the West Coast National Park, where our accommodation, the Van Breda Cottage – one of the outbuildings at the Geelbek Manor, dates back to the 1800’s!