I travelled with my black ostrich bag and my black Filofax Baroque in personal size My plan was to take photographs of both of them at every stop. Unfortunately the hectic pace of our travel meant that I started well… Read More ›
South Africa
From South Africa
As we were travelling around so much I did not buy many things along the way. The things I did buy were things I really wanted though. Some stones picked up on the beach at the Wilderness. A little skull… Read More ›
Living with a water shortage
I have written before about Day Zero in Cape Town. Day Zero was the day when all the taps would be turned off and people would queue at collection points for 25 litres of water a day. Luckily it has… Read More ›
Dolosse – a South African invention used over the world
All along the South African coast you find dolosse wherever coastal management is necessary to prevent tides and rough seas from eroding breakwaters, harbour walls, coastal construction. In Port Elizabeth’s Coega deepwater harbour for example, there are almost 30 000… Read More ›
South Africa trip Day 21 and 22 – Cape Town, Addis Ababa, Stockholm
Today we woke to a beautiful sunrise on our last day in South Africa. We ate yet another delicious breakfast outside by the pool before finishing our packing and getting ready to leave. Checkout was at 12 and our flight… Read More ›
South Africa Day 19 – Tsitsikamma, Arniston/Waenhuiskrans
Today we had a delicious breakfast at the Fernery (I have been eating roasted muesli with natural yoghurt, bran muffins, and latte for breakfast every single day – I just cannot get enough!), spotted a whale while we were eating,… Read More ›
South Africa Day 18 – Grahamstown, Tsitsikamma
Today we said sad goodbyes to my family and started the 900km drive back to Cape Town. We stopped briefly to buy coffee and snacks on the way but drove straight through to The Fernery Lodge and Chalets in Tsitsikamma…. Read More ›
South Africa Day 17 – Port Alfred, Grahamstown
Today was a busy day for us. We drove to the nearby farming village of Bathurst, where we went to one of the local farmers’ Sunday markets. The Sunday markets in and around Bathurst are real farmers markets – small… Read More ›
South Africa Day 16 – Port Alfred
Today we had a delicious fry-up for breakfast and then we went grocery shopping. The rest of my large family came up from Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown and most of us went on a river cruise. Port Alfred is a… Read More ›
South Africa Day 15 – Port Alfred
Today we had a lazy morning doing chores and laundry – there is something special about sun-dried washing that you have hung on the line yourself. Even in winter, washing dries in a couple of hours outside and it always… Read More ›
