One sip at a time
Welcome to Part 2 of Meandering through the Midlands. In Part 1 I covered what we did on the Monday and Tuesday and now you will find out what we did and where we went for the rest of the week. Wednesday started the usual way by waking up early to watch the sunrise over the valley and
We were recently offered the use of a friend’s timeshare at Midlands Saddle & Trout just outside Mooi River and of course we jumped at the chance to get away. I phoned my Mother and told her she was going away and then voice noted my sister to see if she could join us as well. Everything happened so
When the lovely Carmen Barends (who I hadn’t met in person) asked me whether I would like to be one of the bloggers on a special trip to Antbear Lodge in the Drakensberg, you can guess what my response was – YES! Antbear wanted to host some Durban bloggers who could see and experience their lodge, activities and food. Anytime
My sister has been living in Johannesburg for quite a few years and I occasionally get the chance to go up and spend some time with her. I usually (actually always) plan my stay around the time that Hobby-X is on, as we love our crafts. I flew up on Kulula to Lanseria airport on
On 13 August Neil and I will celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary. For the first night of our marriage we stayed at Granny Mouse Country House as it was known then. I remember driving at night with a toilet paper and shaving foam covered car – Neil actually had to stop and remove toilet paper from the windscreen so that
My husband has desperately needed a getaway from the stress and strain of work but he was unable to join us for the trip to Gooderson Monks Cowl, but fortunately he was able to get away this past weekend with me (5 and 6 March). We booked for another of Gooderson’s resorts – Drakensberg Gardens Golf & Spa Resort. It
You know when you rave about something whether a restaurant or a place you have stayed at and then the next time you go you are disappointed? Well this was NOT the case with our return to Monks Cowl. Everything from the booking of the rooms (confirmed at 7:50pm!), the checking in, the stay and the checking out was fabulous!
Welcome to Part 2 of the Berg Adventure. If you haven’t read Part 1 you must go back to see the pictures of the wonderful Gooderson Monk’s Cowl Resort. So as I said in Part 1 we arrived at the resort on 28 April checked in, unpacked, had lunch and then we went out to start our
Last Thursday (30 April) afternoon my Mom and I returned home after a fabulous stay in the Drakensberg. Before I tell you about our stay I had better tell you how it came about. In October last year I was blessed to win a 2 night stay for 2 adults at Gooderson Monk’s Cowl Resort through the Sunday