Visiting the in-laws!!!

My wife was overworked, gatvol and needed a break away from home, my father-in law was due to celebrate his birthday on Sunday and my bakkie was in the garage with minor issue.  A perfect scenario / excuse for a weekend at the in-laws with the beemers.  Wifey is still a bit tentative about gravel and thus I was booked for a weekend on tar.  Not a big issue since the almost perfect Western Cape weather and scenery this time of year tend to make up for it.  What follows is a photo overview of the ride from Saldanha to Clanwilliam on Saterday and back on Monday morning.

Getting read for the road

There is always this stop to make sure we haven’t forgotten something.

The sandveld between Dwarskersbos and Elands Bay. (There is this story about an Afrikaans guy from Dwarskersbos who tried to impress his English girlfriend by translating the name to Cross Candle Bush!!)

Real West Coast names!

Elands Bay in the background

Stretching legs between Elands Bay and Leopoldville

Arriving in the Elephants River Valley.

Stopping for bruch

The “Blue Bottle” on the stoep of the restaurant.

Cooking soup for the whole extended family!

Wifey enjoying the winter sun.

Something between a hearty breakfast and a light lunch!

Relaxing at the in-laws place on Sunday.

Getting ready to leave on Monday morning.

Clanwilliam Dam in the background.

Rooibos tea plantations on the road to Graafwater.

The two tietkoppe on the farm Maasrust – the family farm of the Maas family in South Africa.

The road leading to Leopoldville.

Elands Bay

Elands Bay

The cold front rolling in from the sea.

Feeding my wife’s addiction - coffee at Draaihoek in the mist.

The restaurant’s cat proudly displaying its work for the morning.

Crossing the Berg river in Velddrift.