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TRAVELTIME - Previous Outings |
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SPRING FLOWERS 12
27th -31st August 12 |
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Day 4:Thursday 30th August - Hantam National
Botanical Garden |
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A visit to the Nieuwoudtville area is not
complete without a tour of the Hantam
National Botanical Garden. |
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Early in the morning we headed 25 km out of
Nieuwoudtville to the
Quiver Tree forest.
Cecelia knows a lot about
nature and she imparted her knowledge to us
all. |
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Marie and Marion struck up a friendship
under on of the quiver trees. Joy
and Joan from Natal had not seen quiver
trees before and were fascinated. |
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The
waterfall outside Nieuwoudtville is a refreshing
stop and Cecelia seemed 'lost-in-thought'.
Marie had such a beautiful jersey on - perfect
for flower viewing. |
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Lunch today was at the
Blik Bazaar just outside of
Nieuwoudtville where Belinda is establishing a
"restaurant". One could call Belinda the
recycle queen as is evident in some of the old
enamel plates she has for sale in her shop. |
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It's always good to have some 'me' time on tour
and here, Henk from Hylton Ross shares the lunch
table with all the Flower travellers. We
were entertained by a man who enjoyed singing SO
much that he was very hesitant to leave.
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An old Bedford bus is used for the tour
at Hantam and crawls along at a snails
pace. It makes us feel like we're
on an old school bus all over again. |
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"Come now let' get going" everyone seems to be
saying. Eugene a botanist had us all
entertained with his vast knowledge of bulbs and
flowers. |
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The fields at Hantam are so special at this time
of the year. Flower after flower bloom and
it is a spectacle to see. |
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A close up of some of these blooms shows an
absolutely unbelievable intererior. Nature
is certainly unbelievable. |
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Day 5:
Homeward Bound (Via Piketberg) |
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On the
road between Clanwilliam and Citrusdal there are
several 10 minute stop-and-wait areas! It
made our journey seem a bit longer but all too
soon we had reached
Feathers Inn in Piketberg. |
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The staff at
Feathers Inn
coped so well with our lunch. Perfect for
on-the-road travelers! No long waits in a
coffee shop where you get frustrated. No
sooner had we placed our drinks order, than they
were through with our pot pies........with mash
and green beans. Delicious.... |
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Having
dodged the rain all day we arrived back at
Dolphin Beach and were caught in a downpour
whilst unloading the trailer and transferring
passengers to the shuttles for onward transport
to their homes. |
Flowers don't worry about
how they are going to bloom.
They just open up and turn toward the
light and that makes them beautiful.
~Jim Carrey |
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Published 6th September '12 |
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