Walk in the Greenbelt in search of Gymnogene

 Heather and Russell saw Gymnogene the day before so I went to have a look with Heather. No sign of them, but the light was lovely so I took some photos. Russell and Carmen joined me later. As we neared the car, a gymnogene flew high above us, too far for a photo but exciting nevertheless.

Walk in the Greenbelt with Russell, Heather and Jason

 Jason of course loved every minute of it!

Constantia Uitsig with Russell and Heather

 We had a lovely lunch (curried mince), followed by a delicious icecream and a wander in the sublime gardens.

Vegan Market and Kirsten's Kick Ass Icecream with Russell and Heather

 Russell and Heather and I went to a vegan market to enjoy a lovely green juice. It was an interesting place, perfect for lots of people watching.  Steven also happened to be there, so it was a good opportunity to bid him farewell.  After the market, we went to Costantia Uitsig, close by, for a final Kirsten's Kick Ass Icecream.  

Weekend away at Wolseley, Ceres and Tulbagh with Heather and Russell

A super weekend in the country with Russell and Heather.  

The Fynbos Farm was a wonderful place to connect with many beautiful animals and birds like donkeys, llamas, zebras, goats, pigs, rabbit, emus and peacocks. The owners, a very friendly gay couple, are very spiritual and have built a meditation chapel and a labyrinth. Walking the labyrinth was a very special experience, it really does quieten the mind.

On Saturday, Russell and I went to climb Matroosberg but we gave up after a couple of hours because of rain and wind.  We went to pick cherries in Ceres instead.

On Sunday, we went for a lovely swim in a local waterfall and then explored Tulbagh. The highlight was trying a local restaurant's very adventurous ice cream flavours like wasabi.

Fynbos Farm outside Wolseley

Walking at Matroosberg

Picking cherries

Swimming at the local waterfall

Visiting Tulbagh on the way home