Sensual: ‘relating to or involving gratification of the senses’. Leaving the bustling village of Haenertsburg behind, we turned off the tarred R71, onto a well-maintained dirt road. We hurry a little, as it is getting late. Mist and rain have settled the dust, bringing out the aroma of the red African soil. On either side,…
The Heartbeat of the Dead…
The road up to the cemetery is a bumpy jeep track, the deep red earth running like a fresh wound up the mountain. Critically endangered grassland on the one side and pine plantations on the other – the dichotomy, the polarity of life is once again apparent. Views up here are apparently breath-taking, but in…
African Vineyards – a piece of paradise…
The Northern Cape is Big Sky Country, with miles and miles of ‘nothing’ between towns. And heat… so much heat. Most days on our trip were around 36°C – some higher. But that was exactly what was needed to break the mundane day-to-day existence of Jozi. We were on the road for a week yet,…
Little Mongena
As we bumped along the dirt road, I inhaled happiness… The previous evening, there had been a severe storm, complete with thunder, lightning and torrential downpours. We awoke to clear skies, sunshine and a newly washed world. The wilderness is undoubtedly my happy place but after spending most of the year locked down, sitting on…