The epic journey 2 - Part 11
We drove via Middlepos and Sutherland to Montague.
Do yourself a favour, and DO NOT wind up on a Sunday in Sutherland, looking for a coffee. If you do, take your own and DO NOT go to the hotel for it. We took a few photos, and I definitely want to go back for some star-gazing.
On our way to Sutherland. The gravel road between Calvinia and Sutherland was not that bad, there were a few pieces that were tricky, but overall very, very drivable.
The lovely church in the town
See, more for my collection
Sutherland has a mall, yes indeed.
We also saw this funny animal
Driving via Matjiesfontein, Tows Rivier and Matroosberg to Montague. What a quaint little town. More vibrant and arty than Clarens :)
Some impressions of the town:
Yes, there is a story behind this sign....
Even though we arrived on a Sunday, there were a few places available for food and accommodation. The first time we had to share a double bed... Both of us did not sleep very well, needless to say.
Our next day began with breakfast (without egg, please) and then we headed off on a hike. Perhaps a little late in the day to start (11h00) in the heat that we had... The Cogmanskloof 12.1km hike is amazing in terms of scenery, but don't believe when they say 4-5 hours. After 6 hours we only had done 9.6km and were cranky and exhausted, so we took the short-cut and headed home to a shower.
Total exhaustion hit us, but we still had to go in search of dinner. The restaurant where we dined the night before was completely booked, some other places only opened in 2 hours, so we went to a place that we had checked out first, but the menu did not really speak to us. BUT WOW their food was amazing!!
At about 8 we crept into bed and were out in a flash.
Do yourself a favour, and DO NOT wind up on a Sunday in Sutherland, looking for a coffee. If you do, take your own and DO NOT go to the hotel for it. We took a few photos, and I definitely want to go back for some star-gazing.
On our way to Sutherland. The gravel road between Calvinia and Sutherland was not that bad, there were a few pieces that were tricky, but overall very, very drivable.
The lovely church in the town
See, more for my collection
Sutherland has a mall, yes indeed.
We also saw this funny animal
Driving via Matjiesfontein, Tows Rivier and Matroosberg to Montague. What a quaint little town. More vibrant and arty than Clarens :)
Some impressions of the town:
Yes, there is a story behind this sign....
Even though we arrived on a Sunday, there were a few places available for food and accommodation. The first time we had to share a double bed... Both of us did not sleep very well, needless to say.
Our next day began with breakfast (without egg, please) and then we headed off on a hike. Perhaps a little late in the day to start (11h00) in the heat that we had... The Cogmanskloof 12.1km hike is amazing in terms of scenery, but don't believe when they say 4-5 hours. After 6 hours we only had done 9.6km and were cranky and exhausted, so we took the short-cut and headed home to a shower.
Total exhaustion hit us, but we still had to go in search of dinner. The restaurant where we dined the night before was completely booked, some other places only opened in 2 hours, so we went to a place that we had checked out first, but the menu did not really speak to us. BUT WOW their food was amazing!!
At about 8 we crept into bed and were out in a flash.
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