Tsitsikamma Village Inn

If somebody had to ask me right now what my absolute favorite hotels are the first one on my list would be the three star Tsitsikamma Village Inn in Storms River Village.  "Why?" I hear you ask.  I absolutely love the hotel not just for one specific reason but because of the sum of a number of reasons.  The hotel is situated in the heart of the beautiful Tsitsikamma, its a stone's throw from the indigenous Tsitsikamma forest with the stunning…

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Sheep heads also known as Smileys

*Not for sensitive viewers*Believe it or not, but sheep heads, known as smileys, is a township delicacy.  The heads are thrown in the fire where all the hair are burned off.  The "cook" then uses white hot irons and blades that are pushed into the fire to burn and cut off the remaining hair and unwanted parts.  There after the heads get split open with an axe, all the unwanted inside bits cleaned and then get cooked. The reason for the name…

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Nature reserve gully

We took the Kidz and the Worse (our dachshunds) for a walk on the first section of the Sacramento Trail a couple of weekends ago.  This little gully is just past the Sacramento monument just as you pass into the nature reserve. 

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Donkin Reservaat na donker

Die Donkin Reservaat in Port Elizabeth het 'n mengsel van beide oud en modern.  Die oud is die Donkin gedenkteken in die vorm van 'n piramide (1820) en die Donkin Vuurtoring (1861) terwyl die moderne aspek die nuwe kuns is wat deel vorm van Roete 67. 

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Lake de la Vie

Lake de la Vie next to the lake at Lake Farm (hence the name) is one of Port Elizabeth's premier wedding and function venues.  The place is truly stunning and what makes it even better is the fact that its located on the exclusive 1000 hectares Royalston Private Wildlife Reserve and Residential Estate.  Truly a stunning place for a romantic wedding.   

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Orange bracket fungus

Walking through the Tsitsikamma forest you see shades of green, brown and grey, but every now and then there is a bright flash. The red from under the wing of a Knysna Loerie gliding from branch to branch, a tiny colourful flower or an orange bracket fungus growing on a piece of dead wood.    

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Fresh water between the dunes

Standing on top of the sand dunes at Colchester and looking towards the ocean you will spot what looks like oases. (One oasis, many oases.  Something I didn't know).  But this isn't a desert so its not oases.  Although its kinda is.  Fresh water falls on the sand dunes in the form of rain (duh!).  The fresh water then sinks away and appears again in low lying areas between the sand dunes.  In these low lying areas you will find…

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Jam, jams and more jams

Today's post is the fourth and last in the mini series on Nanaga Farm Stall.  The sole purpose of it is to show that Nanaga is more than just pies and roosterkoek.  Amongst others they also have a fantastic selection of jams on sale.

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Roosterkoek at Nanaga

The Nanaga Farm Stall isn't just well known for their pies and fresh pineapple juice, but also for their roosterkoek.  In actual fact a lot of people prefer to buy their roosterkoek over their famous pies.  For those who doesn't know, roosterkoek is bread (buns) made on the grill over the coals.  The only difference is that at Nanaga they make it on gas.  The roosterkoek can be purchased as is, with butter, jam, cheese, jam & cheese or bacon & egg…

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