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Blooming fontein
Friday 4th March 2022 It rained through the night and on waking early, I noticed how dark it seemed. A sure sign that Autumn is getting...
Cathie Rooyen
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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Bloemfontein down
Thursday 3 March 2022 Waking up under the air-conditioning left me with a bit of a sore throat and icky feeling. It has absolutely...
Cathie Rooyen
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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Bethulie overnight
Wednesday 2nd March 2022 I'm putting the date on to help my sister keep order lol! I might be grateful for it myself later too. Today I...
Cathie Rooyen
Mar 2, 20222 min read
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Magic and music
Tues 1 March 2022 Another day of magic and beauty. I woke up early and felt too excited to go back to sleep at 5am. I have been hearing...
Cathie Rooyen
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Karoo magic
I love synchronicity. Otherwise known as magic. Lol. I have had yet another magical unpredictable day starting with my own personal tour...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 28, 20222 min read
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Goodbye (4now)
I left the village of Nieu Bethesda after 3 nights there. This is the first time that I felt really sad about leaving a place, but it...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 27, 20222 min read
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Saturday social
Today was one of those perfect days. I slept well finally understanding how I like my bed and pillows - just like my ones at this bnb. I...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 26, 20222 min read
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Owl gazing
In my travels I have been fascinated by the 'church towns' that were established from the 1850s. Nieu Bethesda is one such village. It's...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Valley of impressions
I haven't really been planning the activities of this trip other than look for buildings which I usually Google the night before. I want...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 24, 20222 min read
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Eastern Cape
Waking up nowadays is fun. It's not just a matter of trying to figure out what day it is, but where am I, where is the bathroom, do I...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 23, 20222 min read
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Somerset East
I woke up with a start thinking it must be morning but was only 3am. I think I was super excited about the small towns I'm finding myself...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 22, 20222 min read
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Feeling a glow
I'm still in some kind of small dorp/road trip glow/don't want this to end/ shock. I had a really good sleep last night and shook awake...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Full circle
I decided to stay another night in Ggeberha (Port Elizabeth). Sundays in small dorpies inland can be complicated and the place I was...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 20, 20221 min read
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Histories and memories
This morning we went to the Beacon Isle hotel for breakfast. This iconic hotel was built in 1972 but it's history goes a lot further...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 19, 20222 min read
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Plentyberg bay
I woke up to find the full moon shining down on me. I swear that I almost felt hot from the moonbeams. I stayed awake and watched the...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 18, 20222 min read
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Plett history
The cool misty air of yesterday gave way to a brilliantly blue sky with matching stunning sea. Plettenberg Bay was just showing off for...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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Scotland?
One thing that helps me leave behind stunning places/people/energy is getting excited for my next stop. But I do realise that I need to...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Brand new?
A brand new me this morning. All back to... dare I say, normal? I think my body needed to recalibrate before the suitcase soiree in the...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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Valentine's Runs and headaches
I woke up early laughing. Another crazy dream but it did get me up early for my planned run in Wilderness with my friend. I was a little...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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Untimely
I read a fascinating article after hearing about the repurposing of the unused railway line, from our friends who we'd lunched with this...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 13, 20222 min read
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