Leani Nursery
Leani Nursery under the ownership of the Jurgens family for the last two and a half years is slowly undergoing a complete metamorphosis, thanks to the vision and care of the family. Trees in abundance have been saved and in turn have formed a canopy of cool green over almost the entire garden sectio
"vaaljapie” Station Restaurant.
Fifteen years or twenty years ago this would've been a passenger train. In my mind's eye I could see and hear porters busy with the baggage and their trolleys: the voices of families and friends: the whistle and the hiss of steam. - All gone now. But the station or "Vaaljapie" hasn'
Little Boxes, Concrete Boxes.
I took a drive through the narrow streets of the Diaz Beach Complex. It left me feeling claustrophobic at times. Towering blocks of holiday units and hotels block out almost everything on all sides. And they’re still building more! A number of years ago it used to be a caravan park. Ano
Steam Train Mecca
Can you imagine the boost to Tourism, let alone the job creation? – teams servicing lines, security groups, caterers, signals, depots, admin, drivers and firemen, training in trade schools, and then all the various trades needed in maintaining the locomotives and coaches. Too many to mentio
Our Jack
Willem (mid sixties) and one of Tergniet’s first residents still resides in his little cottage in Van Zyl Street. Brown as a berry and with a good physic, always in shorts, sometimes a shirt and the smallest of hats, Willem does his daily rounds of cutting and pruning shrubs and hedges,
Black Beauty
Since Friday 15 December four locomotives have been put back into commission until the 15 January next year. They will run on a daily basis (two as a back-up) between George and Hartenbosch. Enjoy them folks - they're the only locomotives running at this point in time in the country (as far as I k
What A Waste!
On walking closer I was disgusted to find that all the doors had been secured with metal plates. It was the only way according to Bob Rudman, the running foreman, to curb any further vandalism. Considerable damage had already been done to the interior while the train stood in Cape Town . {thu
Little Eden Private Forest And Golfing Retreat
Cavin Kayser, to say the least, is the epitome of enthusiasm, hospitality and verbal energy. He never stopped talking! BUT what an excellent job he has done and is doing!
Wasting no time, I was ushered onto the seat of a golf buggy next to Cavin, who then took me on a tour of his
Lange Bosch
It was a sunny day and my ancient Isuzu bumped the daylights out of my two little grand children as we crept along the narrow path towards Lange Bosch. Before us lay a vista of valleys and the mountains behind them. We followed the narrow track through fynbos and restios which quickly gave way to in
Fred Orban And Boggomsbaai.
The first thing I noticed on entering Boggomsbaai was the amount of pristine fynbos stretching right into the little settlement itself. Low-impact housing is the order of the day, except for the odd nightmare here and there. But my first impression was one of peace and tranquility: a place wh
