The Robberg Nature Reserve

We like this place so much we actually paid an annual subscription enabling us to come and go as we please. It is a seriously beautiful part of the world but the thing that we love about it is that you’ll see something new every time you’re there. Last weekend we walked the whole way around, which took around 2½ hours and saw me almost standing on a boomslang and took us past a group of 1000 or so seals. I know that it’s the norm to term such a group a colony but I feel that a ‘heave of seals’ would be far more appropriate. The odour was so intensely unpleasant that Jacks and I had tears in our eyes and for a short time I thought the bacon and eggs I devoured for breakfast would be reincarnated as an omelette.

Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour

One of the local adventure activities begins at Storms River Village and sees a group of people following a couple of guides through the top of the forest , attached to a harness and a few high wires, soaring between the trees like a bunch of new age Tarzan wannabe’s. The whole lot of us had a great time. Not only is it good fun, it’s also full of educational value as well.

Horse riding for dummies

Next door to us is an Equestrian Academy and the other day we (Jacks, myself, Phil and Tarryn) were lucky enough to be invited on a ride through the forest. I thought I was doing really well but every time Jacks looked at me she got the giggles. Maybe it was because Ruby was a funny looking horse.

The Big Talking Bass

The little dam at the bottom of the farm has become a hive of activity in the early morning and late afternoons. I got the surprise of my life when I first caught a fish in it, but since then I’ve become fairly confident and consistent. Have a look at this beauty! You can see why they call it the 'large mouth bass'.

Phil and Tarryn's visit

Pip and Taz popped in and spent 5 days with us on the farm. The weather was a bit dodge the first day or 2 but then it cleared up and we managed to get out and about. The second picture is of the coastline that is on the other side of the Harkerville Forest. About 5km from the farm.