So after a long year of work the December holidays have finally arrived for us. Robyn had been left in charge of the operational component of our holiday, and going to Cape Town it is!
Finally the 13th of december arrived and we were on leave. Day 1 destination, the small Eastern Cape town of Graaf Reinet. This town, as the legends go is one of the oldest towns in South Africa and had been established in the early 1700's, I believe.
So the plan had been to pack the night before, get an early nights rest, wake up at 05:00, pack the car and leave at 06:00. So what happened? We got home after work, tired, made supper, sat in front of TV and started watching Miss Congeniality on SABC 3, woke up at 10:00 and went to bed. By implication, we would have to pack and do everything in the morning. Well that is what happened. We woke up at 05:00, lay in bed till 05:20 and got up and rushed and left at 07:00. Between all of this there was puppy dog eyes given by the iron maiden as she try to convince me to take her bike with on the trip as she is going to loose fitness while we were away. By the way, under much protest by myself, she won!
So we were off and the adventures of the 'bouncing christmas balls' had begun. The road would be a long one, with 890km to evening 1 destination. The trip went well and we arrived in Graaf Reinett around 16:30. It was a long day with a petrol stop in Kroonstad, a get some lunch fro pick 'n pay in Bloemfontein, a pit stop & stretch my legs in Colesburg and finally a drive between Middleburg & Graaf Reinett that brought back memories of the research project i had done there in October / November / December 2003.
it was funny enough that during that trip that Iron Maiden and I started to g;communicate' with one another and that we realised there could be more to each other. So this town has some good memories for me personally. Since that trip I have told everyone about the kids we tested just outside the town in a small community called Neiu Bethesda, about the 2 restuarants we went to, one with the succulent springbok fillet and the other one with the most amazing kudu schnitzel (my other fond name for Robyn). So the plan had been to get there, check in (great little B&B we found for R280 for the room for the night - this town is known for all its B&B's and has around 2-3 in every street, with its main income coming from tourists ans business men), then head to one of these restuarants and have supper, which we did. Well the springbok place has closed down and the kudu place was fully booked. What a dissapointment, so Spur it had to be.
Anyway, we have enjoyed the time here, and have just woken up after a well rested evening in our room with its 2 single beds. But alls good. We are going to take a quick walk through the town (should take all of 5 min - ha ha) go visit one of the most beautiful churches, that forms the center piece of the town and the main street and then head off to day 2 destination, the coastal town of Knysna. We cant wait. Luckily today's trip will be around 4-5 hours. let me go and get finished. So watch this space and keep up to date on THE ADVENTURES OF THE BOUNCING CHRISTMAS BALLS!
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