So randomly one Friday a couple of the roomates and some other GRS folks decided that we should plan a weekend trip at 4:30 pm in the afternoon. Nothing like late planning when you need a place to stay for 6+ and 2 rental cars and if anyone knows South Africa service...nothing is easy to figure out if it requires outside help. Luckliy Jamison found a random cottage in the middle of no where (lovingly called Portsville) about 2 and a half hours inland from Cape Town and decided to book it on a whim.
We lost some companions due to last minute planning, but 11 am on Saturday 6 of us (Laura, Charlie, me, Jamo, Hooter and Justine) left Cape Town for our adventure. After passing through Portsville to pick up some groceries (note that on a Saturday the 2 block town was packed with people who were 90% already drunk at 1 pm in the afternoon), an hour on a dirt road that required you to drive 10 mph...we arrived at our cottage...in the middle of no where...
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| Terrain of the drive |
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View of the valley from the mountain we had to pass over to get to the cottage
Upon arriving at the amazing cottage the boy ran out of the car to jump in the random lake that was right by the cottage. Me, having watched too many animal planets before I left the states I opted to observe from the shore. The water was frigid as well. After settling in by about 3 pm we all decided that a good hike of the rocky terrain was in order. We packed backpacks full of drankwankels (what they call alcohol beverages here) and started off on a 2 hour + hike...
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| The green roof is the cabin and this is the view they look out onto...amazing |
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| View from the cottage |
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| Another view from the cottage |
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At the top of the rock we called "Pride Rock"...this scenery looked like it was was stratight out of lion king...minus the lions.
We headed back and barbecued and just took in the night. Early the next morning we all went for a swim and then decided we should do another hike. This hike proved a little more challenging and there were a couple of moments where we all joked that our mother's would kill us (in the middle of no where, have no clue what lives out here and if anyone gets hurt we are screwed...sorry Mom). We successfully made it back to the cottage with little more than a few scrapes and a good sunburn. It was so nice to be out in the middle of no where and just have time to think and bask in the sun. We all headed back to Cape Town late sunday in time for our soccer pick up game. A great weekend had by all and only cost around $65. |
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Cool shot while driving...the mountain range was continuous since we left Cape Town
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