Mountain Zebra National Park

Not far from Cradock, in the Eastern Cape, is the awesome Mountain Zebra National Park.  Super mountains roads and a feeling of serious karoo-style isolation sets this Reserve apart from many others.  The 2 bedroom chalets are incredibly comfortable, there's a great swimming pool tucked away at the entrance to a gorge and if you're into landscapes this is the place for you.

View from our chalet

Mountain Zebra

Lunchtime meeting

Jesse's got talent

I popped across to Umhlanga to spend a few nights with my folks and also see my sister Lisa and family.  Great to catch up with them all, to meet Daniella and to experience a little of how Jesse likes to roll (or role play).

The Robertson Slow Festival

Deciding to skip this year's Wine on the River Festival (in Robertson), which would have been our 5th in a row, we chose to rather try something new and booked for the Slow Festival.  It's a pretty casual affair, with small dinners in estate cellars with wine-makers and those involved in the valley's industry.  We had a great dinner at Arendsig, a picnic lunch on the ferry at Viloensdrift, 2 really good meals at Mo and Rose and in-depth chardonnay tasting at De Wetshof.

Viljoensdrift

Mo and Rose

De Wetshof