Notes on a road trip - Day 7

 29 August 2022, Monday

Easy going Monday morning - not at all like a not-on-holiday-Monday. 😉 About mid-morning, upon invitation from the owners, with whom Wessel has a Sasolburg connection, we set out and visited their very impressive fruit packing and storing warehouse.

Amazing rock formations along the way!

Jan, the young product manager, explained how the fruit got from the orchards to our tables. Quite an involved process and amazing that fruit is still relatively cheap. This is a VERY labour intensive operation.

After visiting the warehouse, we decided to go take a drive. The initial plan was to go to Ceres, but when we realized how far it actually is, promptly chose another option. 

Inadvertent artistic shot.

The view from the Gody pass...

... where at the bottom, we found Prince Alfred's Hamlet in the Witzenburg Municipality.

Eventually, with the help of Google, we found this little gem, because by that time lunch was-a-beckoning!

The delightful young man behind the counter looked a bit stricken when we asked about lunch, but then the details were worked out - the chicken pasta with salad for Wessel and a steak and kidney pie for me. He thawed substantially and we shared quite a few laughs.

Another view of the home-industry-cum-eatery

Simple, honest fare served with lots of sincerity. A delightful meal indeed. We also got a few sweet treats which were superb.

 

Later afternoon, we took the 'Herzoggies' to our hosts for the arranged coffee date. It is clearly a very busy place as Theunis was called away a couple of times. He showed me some very old annotated maps of the farm, which were absolutely fascinating. The handwriting very precise and the Afrikaans clearly in its infancy. Very formal indeed. We had a very nice visit with him and his wife Leonie at their lovely office building.

Back at the chalet, time for some fortified wine and a fire.

Getting ready for braai. :-)

So that's a wrap for day 7! 

PS: The braai was lovely, but on account of the cold we, went inside early. Wessel dashed in and out with his night photography. Can't wait to see the results. :-)