Tag: Karoo

  • 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…