It was an interesting morning before we left Mahai. When Lesley got up to go to the loo there was a olive woodpecker at work in the tree near our tent. While we were checking this out the rest of the campers around us came to see and it was awhile before we could get about the task of breaking camp. We have such a nice bunch of fellow campers around us.
We were sorry to leave Mahai as it must rate as one of the best value for money, and well equipped campsites we have stayed at. There are great walks and it is a nice place for children.
We retraced our route back to Mooi River, avoiding the toll plaza by turning off the N3 10km before and going in the back way. We found a huge Spar and did some shopping for the next few days. Then it was a fill up again and off to Glengarry farm via Rosetta. The weather had been threatening rain for most of the day.
Glengarry has a 9 hole golf course, if you play golf, a 7 lane bowling green, if you play bowls, and trout fishing, if you do fly fishing. Unfortunately we do none of those, but the scenery is fantastic. They have 10 grassed caravan sites and only one was occupied when we arrived. They have now left and someone else has now arrived. There has been much activity here with preparations for a wedding on Saturday with huge tents going up.
Lesley is not too charmed with the ablutions as in one set you have the gas water heater over your head when you sit on the toilet. Anyway she has found one to her liking and due to there being no one else here she has claimed it as her own.
We decided to go for a little walk around the golf course but the weather did not look so good so we cut it short and decided to go for a drive. We ended up going to the entrance gate of Giant’s Castle reserve which is about 32km from Glengarry. The mountains are really beautiful and very green. On the way back we stopped off at a village store for fire wood. There is a nice couple who owns the place and they have been there for just a year. Part of the property has a pub on it called the Knackered Swan. Apparently the previous owner, whose name was Swanick, for some reason, hit a horse on its hind quarters and the horse kicked him in the ?????? He had broken bones and was quite badly hurt but he healed OK. He named his pub what all the local farmers were calling him. We enjoyed a sherry while the owners swopped a few stories with us. You do meet the most interesting people in the strangest places.
Then it was back to our campsite for a braai and bed.
Good morning Olive ,,,, woodpecker
Glengarry cottages
How sad that this building has ended up like this
Sunset
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