Somewhere in the town of Robertson
there is a turnoff that reads McGregor.
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| Lemon Tree Cottage |
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| McGregor |
In late June I decide to take the
turnoff to see what McGregor has to offer. We stayed at the Lemon
Tree Cottage. A bottle of red wine awaited us on arrival. It is dog
friendly, so Jess and Oubasie could come with as well.
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| McGregor |
We arrived on a Saturday and learned a
valuable lesson nr 1: Make sure of the location of the nearest off
sales when booking accommodation. A few locals decided to enjoy
their drinks next to our cottage in the loudest possible way. This
went on till after midnight, after which they decided it would be a
good idea to gather and chop wood.
I must admit, I did not feel very safe.
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| Sunrise over McGregor |
Luckily morning came and we were met by
a beautiful sunrise. This made m forget about the noisy and
sleepless night I had.
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| Eseltjiesrus |
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| Thabo at Eseltjiesrus |
We decided to visit Eseltjierus as they
are only open from Thursday to Sunday. This was really worth the
visit. They take care of old and neglected donkeys.
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| Bella |
They offer short walks and have a
lovely restaurant on site. They are also dog friendly. I must
recommend the restaurant, it was one of the best vegetarian
meals I had in a while.
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| Eye-ore..at 37 he is allowed to snooze! |
The evening I learned lesson nr 2:
Make sure your accommodation is load-shed friendly. You do not want
to be stuck without even being able to make coffee with a 1cm candle
and no matches. There were 2 solar lamps in the cottage, but they
were not charged.
You learn something on every trip!
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| Springfield estate |
On Monday we decided to visit a few
wine farms. I have a friend who often surprises me with a bottle
Merlot from Van Loveren. I thus decided to pay them a visit.
Wow..what a great winery!! They offer wine pairings..even have
alcohol free ones for the little ones. My mum chose the cheese and
wine pairing, I chose the nuts and wine pairing and BB had the chocolate
and juice option. This really was loads of fun as we tried to identify
the flavours through our senses of sight, smell and taste.
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| Van Loveren..nut and wine pairing |
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| Springfield estate |
On our way back we stopped at Spaces
for some highly recommended cheesecake.
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| McGregor house |
We had a late afternoon walk through
McGregor and paid a visit to some of the shops. The prices are
definitely for the overseas market though.
We spent another night with
load-shedding, but luckily we had our own lamp and kept hot water in a
flask.
The next day we took the R62 as far as
Swellendam where we joined the N2.
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| Heidelberg |
We also did a quick stop at Delish for
ciabata and our last purchase of wine.
A lovely trip with Eseltjiesrus and Van
Loveren definite highlights.
