Good Friday
6th April – Happy 13th birthday to Hannah in Ladybrand.
We were up very early and after a quick breakfast and packing up left at 08H00. It was a long drive to Port Elizabeth and some of the regional roads are quite bad. Some of the streets in the towns we pass through are also in bad shape. It seems the state of roads in South Africa has deteriorated and the municipalities are just not doing anything about them.
We stopped in Cradock for lunch and refuel and to do some more blog updating. Just as we exited Cradock we went past an open display of what is referred to as Karoo Art. Everything made out of wire. Windmills, motorbikes, helicopters, guitars, etc…..
We bought a windmill and took some photos to put on the blog.
We passed a farm stall called Daggaboer. Why it is called that, who knows? We were speculating that maybe he is licensed to grow dagga for medicinal purposes but it is more likely that it is just to attract attention to the farm stall.
Port Elizabeth beach front was packed and we later learned that it is because of the Splash Festival, whatever that is. We are here to visit Lesley’s aunt, May. She is the one we mentioned earlier that had broken her hip. We stopped off at a nearby Pick ‘n Pay to buy provisions to take and have supper with Aunty May. It was nice to catch up and show her some of our photos.
We finally took our leave at 19H00 and then it was another 36km to find our overnight spot at Beachview Holiday Resort. We had booked a camping spot with its own kitchen and bathroom. When we got here we found that the key to our unit had not been left at the gate but we were eventually given the key to another one.
We have a lovely view of the sea and will go to sleep to the sound of the waves.
Our bush camp
Sunset over the Orange river
The best art from Cradock
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