Some people travel with purpose along the N2 between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth while others take it nice and easy while on holiday. Doesn't matter which one of the two you are one, you always find somewhere to stop, stretch your legs and get something to fill that hollow spot with. I always like … Continue reading Pie and strawberry milk at Ou Meul
Tag: farm stall
Going nowhere slowly
Just west of Patensie, travellers through the Gamtoos Valley will find the Padlangs farm stall. It's a favourite with both visitors and the locals and I really have to do a post on it one day, but that day is not today. Outside the farm stall visitors would find the remnants of transport methods used … Continue reading Going nowhere slowly
Patensie Plaasbasaar – the epitome of church bazaars
Most people have been to their local church or school bazaar where the old tannies man tables with vetkoek, curry and rice and pancakes and kids run around while their parents buy food and chat to their neighbours who they never get to see due to the 6 foot wall separating their homes. Last weekend … Continue reading Patensie Plaasbasaar – the epitome of church bazaars
The KidZ at Ronnie’s Sex Shop
The KidZ were absolutely amazed with what they saw at Ronnie's Sex Shop on Route 62 outside Barrydale and were snapping away pictures with their cameras the whole time we were there. They even went to Ronnie himself to get pictures with him. I finally got the two of them to stop bouncing off the walls … Continue reading The KidZ at Ronnie’s Sex Shop
Ronnie and his Sex Shop
I have passed Ronnie's Sex Shop on Route 62 close to Barrydale so often but *sticks head in a hole* have never pulled over for a look. Yes, shame on me. But if you don't know what Ronnie's Sex Shop is, don't think it was a case of wanting to stop there to have a look … Continue reading Ronnie and his Sex Shop
Straw People at Affie Plaas
Anybody who has driven along the R60 between Swellendam and Worcester cannot in good faith claim that they haven't seen the family of straw people next to the road just outside Robertson. I put it like that cause there is just no way that you can miss the 3 meter high Mr and Mrs Straw … Continue reading Straw People at Affie Plaas
Patensie Citrus Festival 2012
There is just something special to small town festivals which you don't get in the cities and the Patensie Citrus Festival has that something special. This past weekend the third annual Citrus Festival took place in the Gamtoos Vally west of Port Elizabeth. The Gamtoos Valley is very much a farming area and produce both … Continue reading Patensie Citrus Festival 2012
Donkey cart rides at Kloof Padstal
As you drive into the town of Montagu from the Cogmans Kloof side, the first building on the left is the Kloof Farm Stall. After our arrival in town we stopped by there to have a look and saw a brochure on the wall advertising donkey cart rides starting at the farm stall. Unfortunately the … Continue reading Donkey cart rides at Kloof Padstal
Montagu Village Market
Fresh cherries (the fruity kind, not the two legged ones). Organic vegetables. Home made jam. Grain fed farm eggs. Olives and olive oil. Homemade bread and rusks. Paintings. Antique tools. Vintage bric-a-brac. Intricate wireworks. Hand crafted jewellery. These are just some of the items you will find on sale at the weekly Village Market in Montagu. Every Saturday morning … Continue reading Montagu Village Market
Montagu Dried Fruit
I love summer fruits (well, any fruit actually) like peaches, plums and apricots. That was one of the many reasons I looked forward to spending the first part of our summer holiday in the Klein Karoo town of Montagu. The area has a rich soil and amazing micro climate and along with the fact that … Continue reading Montagu Dried Fruit
Firefly the Travel Guy 