Everything seems to grow abundantly in Swellendam!
Month: June 2017
The Langeberg behind Swellendam
The 'Clock Peaks' in the Langeberg Mountains behind Swellendam are a spectacular sight in the evening light as you drive out of the town, beyond the golf course and the Marloth Nature Reserve.
Flowers in Swellendam
Posts on South Africa have been delayed by gardening, a trip to Portugal (!), and Open Garden Squares, so now I am picking up where I left off, in Swellendam. And in the boiling hot weather in the UK I can easily imagine myself back there, walking along quiet back streets and looking for the…
Protected: Graaff Reinet in the Karoo, South Africa
Graaff Reinet, the fourth oldest town in South Africa, is in the heart of the Karoo, the vast semi-arid interior of the Cape Province behind the ring of mountains along the coast. If you want to deepen your understanding of South Africa then linger for a few days in the Karoo - it is quite unlike…
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