Somerset East, South Africa Travel Blogs

Spitbraai at the Groves'
Apr 6, 2007 (45 photos)

Twas the night before the wedding and thunderclouds were looming.  Beers were passed around and things started looking up.  It was the first time in a while that G&C had seen most of the people and it was good to catch up.  The food and ...

Picnic at the Browns' farm
Apr 8, 2007 (59 photos)

Mysteriously, many people had picked up a stomach bug and looked quite fragile. Even with our eyes being extra light sensitive we could see that it was well worth the trek as the Brown's farm is truly breathtakingly beautiful!

The big day
Apr 7, 2007 (160 photos)

... them, the party would have really sucked.   Firstly: Thank you EVERYBODY for traveling all the way to little old Somerset East.  Thank you especially for those who came from extra far: Marlene and Fabian from France; Maria and Etienne from ...

Arrival and pre-pre-parties!
Apr 5, 2007 (13 photos)

George missed his flight, took Hein's seat on the plane and poor Hein ended up flying to East London instead!   For the hen party the girls dressed up as Voortrekker tannies and generally behaved badly (they partied like it was 1699).  ...

On safari
Aug 2, 2007

Public transport is largely non-existent in South Africa, so to head in-country required hiring a car. Thankfully, driving here is a dream as the roads are in a fairly good state and more improtantly deserted, allowing me to average above 150km an hour ...

HOGSBACK!!! Bring on LOTR!
Jan 8, 2006 (25 photos)

... JR Tolken for LOTR). Arrived there and had met 1a the lads from there before.. acutrally the last time I'd been to Sugarshack in East London had met him. Think that was last November or so. Had been supposed to go to Hogsback that time but got sick ...

Fleeting visit home
Sep 18, 2006

yes

Fleeting visit home
Sep 18, 2006

yes

Loving it!
Feb 19, 2007

Hello my wonderful friends! It has been nearly a week since I arrived in South Africa, and I must say, what a week it has been.  My experience with school has been all over the map.  On my first day of being a teacha, I was thrown into a grade ...

C and G wedding
Mar 24, 2007

yes

I'm home!!!!
Feb 13, 2007

... ; My flight over to Johannesburg was long 16 hours or so.  Two hour wait there to catch another 1 1/2 hour flight to East London (most beautiful landing.. right over the Indian Ocean as the sun was setting...but don't worry I'm sure that landing on ...