Kristi Here…Well we should begin
with getting out of the airport in Cape Town. I think the word for this would
be challenging. We knew about the
driving on the wrong side of the street part and had mentally prepared for
that. What we didn’t factor into the
equation was driving on the other side in a van with the stick shift on the
left side as well. Challenging. We spent some time in the Hertz parking lot
grinding gears, stalling and then right when we got out of the parking lot for
the highway, the engine was smoking and smelling quite badly. Oh well, away we went!
We headed up the road for about 2
hours to get to Hebron, our home for the week.
We were struck by the sight of Ostrich Farms along the way. It sounds like this meat is used quite a bit
here as well as the feathers. (We tasted
some for lunch today and it was quite tasty.)
It looked a bit like Chelan with the rocky hills and green grass farms
along the way. There are many wineries
and fruit farms and lots of workers walking along the roads until we are pretty
far out into the countryside. The 4 of us who are new to this trip were
surprised that we weren’t seeing elephants and lions on the side of the
road. Seems like one should see that
when in Africa. But we were told to look
for Baboons and Ostriches and that we did!
The elephants and lions come later, I guess.
Driving into Hebron was
wonderful! We have imagined this for so
long, it was so comforting to see this familiar sign and know we were going to
be meeting people we already feel like we know and love. And what a beautiful
farm full of flowers and chickens, vegetables and a peach pit driveway. Yes, you read that right, they use peach pits
as gravel and it feels great to walk on!!
We were met by equally beautiful
people Caro, Steve, Jenny and Lydia. We
enjoyed great food at this B&B, got settled in the Blomhuis next to a
meadow of beautiful flowers. We love the
views from this place, flowering meadows, leading to rocky hills, colorful
buildings and amazing food! Thankful to
be staying here for 3 days before venturing out again. And thankful for the
vision of this place that works to help poor in the Settlement in the town of
Citrusdal. More about that from Lucy in
the next entry!
That’s all from me for our first
day in Hebron, Citrusdal, South Africa.
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