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Summer in the Cape does not necessarily mean warm sunny weather and we’ve been hit by two awesome storms during the last 2 days. At times it felt like we were about to become roofless as the relentless wind were howling around the beach house. I can just imagine the terror in the hearts of […]

A fabulous time so far with Mareli, Danelle and Douw on our RV trip through South Africa. We’ve done about 2000 km of which at least 300 were dirt roads over the remote mountain passes of the Drakensberg. Last night we camped right on the ocean at Keurbooms Strand and made delicious braaibroodjies […]

My dad Andre and I (yes, Andre x 2) arrived at SabiePark on Sunday afternoon. Soon after arriving we headed for the pool to escape the heat of the lowveld but a thunderstorm chased us back to our rondawel. It was a rainy affair and I was surprised at the dramatic drop in temperature. On […]

Hanging in Johies for the last two weeks has been a far cry from my usual mobile lifestyle. Except for a trip to Pretoria to see my grandmother I have not ventured far from home and I am surprised at how quickly I got unaccustomed to moving around. Also a very productive two weeks with […]

This shrub is pretty impressive. Quite dead when my mom brought it back from Namibia, it bloomed into a healthy looking plant only 24 hours after being watered and ‘died’ again after removing it from the water. Kanniedood literally means cannot-die. More here.