Morning view of Graaff-Reinet

Graaff-Reinet is one of my favorite towns to visit for so many reasons. I spent a night in this beautiful Karoo Heartland town a week or so ago arriving on a Sunday afternoon for a Monday morning meeting. Getting up early the morning I headed out to one of the view points looking out over … Continue reading Morning view of Graaff-Reinet →

Kareedouw Dutch Reformed Church

Kareedouw is the first town you encounter when you travel into the Langkloof on Route 62 from the Port Elizabeth side. The name is thought to come from the KhoiSan word !karegadaob which means "A road past many Karee Trees".Kareedouw was established in 1905 as a Dutch Reformed Church congregation and I am assuming that is also … Continue reading Kareedouw Dutch Reformed Church →

Wolwefontein Hotel

The sleepy village of Wolwefontein lies on the road between Port Elizabeth and Graaff-Reinet and only exists because the railway line runs through it. Over the last few decades a lot of railway stations have closed down due to the decline of the railway system in South Africa but it seems that Wolwefontein is holding … Continue reading Wolwefontein Hotel →

Hillside village in the Ciskei

The road (R72) between Port Alfred and East London runs through what used to be the former independent homeland of the Ciskei. All along the way one sees small Xhosa villages scattering the countryside. Coming from the East London side just before the Keikamma Pass there is a little village on a hillside on the left. … Continue reading Hillside village in the Ciskei →

Karoo Heartland Churches

Looking through everything I have that still needs to be posted I decided to take three Karoo churches and make up one Random... Karoo churches post. Just about every small town in the Karoo Heartland of the Eastern Cape has a remarkable church of some sort. Cradock must have one of the most memorable Karoo Heartland churches there … Continue reading Karoo Heartland Churches →

A panorama of Hankey in the Gamtoos Valley… and some history

As visitors approach the town of Hankey in the Gamtoos Valley from the east, they have to pass Vergaderingskop before entering town. This little koppie is the final resting place of Saartjie Baartman and worth a stop even if its just to enjoy a view of the surrounding valley.The town of Hankey was established in 1826 … Continue reading A panorama of Hankey in the Gamtoos Valley… and some history →

The Overberg town of Riviersonderend

Most people driving along the N2 between Cape Town and Mossel Bay only slow down while driving through the Overberg town of Riviersonderend because the speed limit drops to 60 km/hour. Riviersonderend, 140 km east of Cape Town, isn't much more than a farm village with 5 245 (according to the 2011 census) inhabitants. I'm one of … Continue reading The Overberg town of Riviersonderend →

The Ark in Joubertina

Most people travelling between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town either barrel down the Garden Route's N2 in eight hours or explore the area over a period of several days. Sadly very few people travel through the Langkloof along this beautiful section of Route 62, better known for the part running through the Klein Karoo. The Langkloof isn't … Continue reading The Ark in Joubertina →

Free State church flowers

Flowers in front of the Dutch Reformed Church in the small Free State Town of Wepener.

Morgan Bay

I have never had the pleasure or privilege to explore the Wild Coast and its very high on my "To Do" list. The Mini vs Maxi trip gave me to opportunity to discover Morgan Bay in the southern part of the Wild Coast. The little hamlet (cause you can't quite call it a village) of Margan … Continue reading Morgan Bay →