I am in South Africa “working” for Renedian Adventures, and scouting our Garden Route Tour hotels and route so I can speak intelligently about the tour at the upcomiong trade shows. So I started out from Cape Town, and my first stop was a farm stall.

Big business down here, with fruits & veggies, but also souvenirs, knick-knacks, pre-prepared food, and the must-try boutique root beer. I’m crazy about root beer and had to try it!

 

They were nice enough to tell me what I could expect in terms of recreation going up the pass:

A beautiful day for a drive…

The view from up top:

View from the other direction:

Twisting even further to see more of this amazing view:

Up on the other side it’s wine country:

With lovely rose bushes lining the fences:

Wait, whut? Upon further inspection what’s this?

Ah, got it. Roses decorating Concertina (razor) wire!