On 19 May we visited Worcester where the boys played a rugby match. After the match we drove via Villiersdorp to Kleinmond to visit family. We had heavy rains and the first cold front of winter moving in over the Cape. The sun broke though in places and the Overberg and winelands were a visual display of rustic colours. The green mountains, yellow and red vineyards and the rolling wheatfields created a mosaic of colours. Driving through the mountains and vineyar...

We spent the first few days of the long weekend at the end of April (27 April - 1 May) camping at Bulshoek Dam resort, 15 km north of Clanwilliam on the Olifantsriver. The campsite was very rustic and we were bit disappointed with the surroundings as we believed the campsite was located more into the Cederberg mountains. I nevertheless enjoyed myself and feeling the fresh air on my face let me feel alive and I appreciate every moment of life. Seeing Ouma Engela...

There is something about trees that always attract me. In summer they give you shade and protection from the harsh African sun and in winter the dry wood of old tree can be used to keep you warm. The sun rising or setting over the African landscape is always a special time. The view of dry branches against the steel grey of the winter sky has a mystic that cannot be easily explained. Perhaps it is the realization that we all know we are going through different s...

On Friday 30 March I visited AngloPlats near Rustenburg for consulting work. I had a chance to visit the Old Mill - Der Alte Muhlstein restaurant where I had lunch. The old mills was built by a German in 1870s. The Kroondal mill was the only one in the district that offered sifted meal. A school was established for the community in 1892; two of its best known scholars were Louis Botha, South Africa's first Prime Minister and the Afrikaans poet Totius, J.D. du Toi...

During the last week of June 2011 we decided to visit my old varsity friend's farm, Cyferfontein in the southern Free State. Adriaan's good friend Oliver Schuurmans wanted to shoot his first buck and to experience a hunt. We love to visit Jan and Riette. This time of the year (winter) it can get very cold in the Free State with night and early morning tempreratures mostly near of below freezing point. Before our departure the Western Cape had some snow falls and...