Sunday, November 1, 2015
We had an early departure this
morning for our long drive that began on N-1 to Oudtshoorn (the Ostrich
capital) in the Klein Karoo where we will stay for two nights. From N-1 we took R-62 which was on a high
plateau through the mountains to the small town of Robertson for a brief break
and then continued through Montague, which is a fruit producing region and
where much of the dried fruit comes. The
terrain is very rugged and mountainous and looks like high desert in North
America with very few trees.
Along the
way, we experienced sporadic rain showers associated with a frontal system
moving across the cape area of So. Africa.
So, this is a good day to be traveling and not cycling. We next stopped in Barrydale; a small village
with a restaurant where we got coffee.
There
the sporadic rain changed to driving rain with high winds. Driving further, we stopped for lunch at the
Pumpkin Diner where they served us chicken pot pie, caramelized pumpkin and a
salad. Definitely more food than we
needed. Around 3:20 pm we arrived at our
destination, Le Plume Guest House, in New Ordsthoorn, Klein Karoo.
The Guest House in the main house on an
ostrich farm and we will be staying here for 2 nights. We were all welcomed by
the owners with a glass of wine and then shown to our rooms. Louis and I have a room with a large bay
window off the veranda with a great view overlooking the farm.
Although there was a ride
scheduled for this afternoon after checking into La Plume, we decided to not go due to the low temperature (40’s) and
steady rain. The weather is to begin
clearing tomorrow. We had hoped to take
a walk, but the rain just continued.
Dinner was a 7 pm in the large dinning area, which was candlelit. We had filet of ostrich, which was excellent,
accompanied by minestrone, salad, green beans, carrots, baked
broccoli/cauliflower/onion casserole, and assorted desserts.
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| Debbie, Bob, and Louis |
There is no doubt we need a long ride tomorrow.
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