I read recently that instead of thinking about solving your whole life, rather just focus on adding additional good things one at a time. And simply let your pile of good things grow. This life advice seemed very easily do-able and I decided to put it into practice immediately.
One of my family’s favourite good things is to go camping and one of my best good things is to spend quality time with my family, so with that in mind I set out to find somewhere to camp for the weekend.
We decided that it was time to explore one of South Africa’s oldest and most loved tourist attractions so our destination of choice was Oudtshoorn and the Cango Caves.
Around the same time as we were searching for somewhere to camp in Oudtshoorn, South Africa braced itself as sub polar air blew up from Antarctica, bringing with it some of the coldest weather ever experienced in our sunny country. All of a sudden camping in the middle of the Karoo in sub zero winter temperatures sounded a bit ominous.
Never one to be easily deterred, I was delighted to find out that Africamps Klein Karoo offers family sized glamping tents complete with inside fireplaces, air conditioning and electric blankets.
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Deep in the heart of Knysna’s ancient forest is the very best place to reconnect with your soul. There is magic in the air, the kind that infiltrates your being, slows down time and gently restores the frenetic pieces of modern life into something beautifully whole and infinitely simpler.
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There is something truly special about being in a forest, surrounded by ancient giants and completely pure silence, broken only by the gurgling of streams and occasional bird calls. Where there are forests, there are hiking trails and Knysna’s 60,000 hectares of unspoilt indigenous woodlands provides oodles of opportunities to get out and explore nature at its very best.
From easiest to hardest, here are our favourite Knysna day hiking trails.
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When you live in Nelson Mandela Bay, you are spoilt for choice with surrounding weekend destinations in close proximity. Whichever way you go – East, West or inland – there are places to explore and enjoy. We chose to spend our latest holiday weekend at The Crags, a short two hour drive Westwards from PE.
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Put together South Africa’s largest forest, an impressive lagoon flanked by pristine beaches and surround it all with majestic mountains and voila – family paradise!
A little while back, Ralph and I were hiking through Knysna’s ancient forest, walking silently with just our thoughts for company. In between our quiet contemplation, I heard our tour guide mention that the trail we were on was the route used by Knysna Scootours and my ears perked right up. As much as we adore putting one foot in front of the other in South Africa’s most spectacularly wild and unspoilt locations, our teenage boys find this somewhat “lame” and far prefer to dash at death defying speeds through nature’s best playgrounds.
And so, we returned with our boys in tow to discover what delights Knysna has up it’s sleeve for families.
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