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     Dr van Wyk from Prince Albert Read More

    adventure, people

    April, 11 2025 in adventure, people
    Gamkaskloof stories

    Browsing through the Fransie Pienaar museum in Prince Albert I came across a small...

    By Ron Swilling
    Tunnel at Cogmanskloof Pass, at the route between Montagu and Ashton in South Africa’s Klein Karoo Read More

    adventure, Pics from the road

    April, 10 2025 in adventure, Pics from the road
    The Hidden Fort of Cogmanskloof

    Pic from the road

    By Ron Swilling
    Gamkaskloof in South Africa Read More

    adventure

    April, 4 2025 in adventure
    Gamkasklof - A journey to hell and back

    The winding gravel road down into Gamkaskloof began sedately for the first 30km,...

    By Ron Swilling
    Trumpet tree Read More

    adventure

    April, 3 2025 in adventure
    Trumpet Tree in South Africa

    It’s quite a surprise to come across this ‘trumpet tree’ on the Prince Alfred Pass...

    By Ron Swilling
    Wilderness wonderland in South Africa Read More

    adventure, Geology

    March, 28 2025 in adventure, Geology
    Wilderness Wonderland in South Africa

    Lush indigenous forest, fringed by a golden sliver of beach and snuggled between...

    By Ron Swilling
    ‘Die Pampoenstalletjie’ on the R60 between Worcester and Robertson, South Africa Read More

    adventure

    March, 27 2025 in adventure
    ‘Die Pampoenstalletjie’ - South Africa

    ‘Die Pampoenstalletjie’ on the R60 between Worcester and Robertson is a farmstall with...

    By Ron Swilling
    The ghost of Uniondale Read More

    adventure

    March, 20 2025 in adventure
    The ghost of Uniondale

    It’s not every town that has a statue of a ghost looming up from the roadside, but...

    By Ron Swilling
    Post box with imaginary Herrie the elephant's name Read More

    adventure

    March, 8 2025 in adventure
    Herrie, the famous imaginary elephant in Klein Karoo

    Some characters from our favourite books gain a life of their own. These include...

    By Ron Swilling
    Flowers near Garden of Eden in South Africa Read More

    people, Pics from the road

    March, 6 2025 in people, Pics from the road
    Early spring for South Africa as flowers bloom

    At the turnoff from the N2 to the Plettenberg Bay airport, near the Garden of Eden, I...

    By Ron Swilling
    Field of blooming Sandhof lilies in Namibia Read More

    adventure, Flora and Fauna

    February, 28 2025 in adventure, Flora and Fauna
    The spectacular Sandhof Lilies in Namibia

    Once every few years in January or February, depending on the rainfall, the Sandhof...

    By Ron Swilling
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