Rushmere
Our accommodation in Great Brak was a lovely little scandinavian style log cabin. Neither Als or I had anticipated the cold nights that were to typify our travels on the Garden Route, but to be honest, we were so exhausted it could have been an antarctic winter outside and we'd have still managed to pass out. In the morning we went for a walk to the mouth of the Brak River where there's a rather idilic island. Mum, you may remember we visited Great Brak very briefly before we caught our flight out of George, you said it was the highlight of your trip. Anyway, Before we left, our host at the Herbal Hub Cecile, very kindly gave us some small gifts of lavender and fruits for the car. Cecile and her husband were very friendly hosts and we both thoroughly enjoyed staying at the Hub. We too it easy for the rest of the day, had lunch in Wilderness and looked for somewhere to stay in the afternoon. We found a really nice B&B called "forget me not" which we booked for our last night. The real find of the day was a fantastic farm cottage just outside of Sedgefield called Rushmere.http://www.rushmerefarm.co.za/
Although originally we'd only intended to stay at Rushmere for one night, it didn't take us long to fall in love with it's charm. When we first drove down the potholed track to Rushmere the sun was setting over the Lagoon, bathing the whole valley in the most serene light. Our very friendly hosts Carol and Kevin greeted us on our arrival. I enjoyed the informality of meeting them with their gum boots on and secateurs in hand, reminded me a great deal of my own mum and dad after a long day's gardening. Above is a photo of our cottage, and below is a view across the valley as well as an image of the morning mist that lies in the valley.
That evening we had dinner at Dry Dock in knysna. Knysna is the home of the South African Oyster industry where you can get some terrific natural and cultured oysters. Obviously it would be rude not to compliment our seafood with some bubbly. The main course was extravagant. Check out Als below....
We toasted the end of what was a fantastic day with a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Champagne that Alessandra kindly brought from London. Thanks Als x
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