It’s Sunday morning and I am lying in a cloud of puffy white linen, watching the mist as it wafts through the door and swirls around the room, making patterns in the soft morning light around me. I am revelling in that half-awake state of being that is midway between deep sleep and consciousness – a rare and special place that we parents seldom get to visit.Continue reading…
Rumour has it that Die Walskipper in Jeffreys Bay is THE place to go to celebrate a special occasion. Any day that we can spend together without working or doing homework qualifies as a special occasion for us, so during the holidays we decided to head out to J-Bay to stock up on board shorts and hoodies at the Billabong factory shop, and to experience for ourselves the infamous Walskipper restaurant.Continue reading…
Every year, for the past eight or so years, we kick off the New Year with a long and lazy family lunch at Zuurberg Mountain Inn near the small town of Addo in the Eastern Cape.Continue reading…
We live in a forest in the Sardinia Bay Conservancy in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
We are surrounded by wildlife, although most of the creatures are very shy or nocturnal, and are pretty difficult to see.
Jacob has been monitoring the activity for the past few months, using his bush camera, which is triggered by movement.
Check out the action!
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My boys love camping – rugged living, sleeping on the ground, at one with nature. I prefer “glamping” – luxury safari tents, outdoor showers with a view, sipping cocktails at sunset and a skilled team seeing to your every need.
We discovered a happy medium at Black Eagle Tented Camp in Kleinrivier Wilderness, just North of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Continue reading…
