Category: Travel

  • Tuesday 18 April 2006 Highlights: Exploring Knysna Bay by boat So people had to recover from their drinking sessions last night, we finished off last night designing our tour shirts, which we picked up later in the day (very good if I do say so myself).   We again visited the town of Knysna but this…

  • Monday 17 April 2006 Highlights: I did a crazy Bungee Jump!!! Well today I proved I could jump to my death by leaping (or falling) from a bridge 216 metres of the ground.   On a very wet day we headed out for a chance to jump.   Chickening out we all thought it was…

  • Sunday 16 April 2006 Highlights: Graaff-Reinet  Town Visit, the magnificent Outeniqua Mountains Today we set off for Knysna.   Our first stopped off at Graaff-Reinet to see a local Africana Museum.   Inge & Marjia both commented on how ugly the women appeared to be in the photos. Graaff-Reinet is one of the oldest town…

  • Saturday 15 April 2006 Highlights: Two hour hike in Karoo At our Karoo farm stay they have lots of the wildlife roaming around with very few fences.  We then we went on a brief 2 hour hike around the Karoo farm.   The landscape is stunning; it’s hard to believe that it has snowed in…

  • Friday 14 April 2006. Highlights: Helen Martins Owl House We had a very long drive to Karoo today but that meant a chance to see the amazing landscape. Most notable event today was visiting the “Owl House”.   Helen Martins created these figures in her house after living a very lonely life, kind of creepy…