Knysna......bloem....jhb

So...last stretch of the trip.....we left early in the morning...and guess what...it was raining...so yes...they had to start biking with rain gear on...and i decided to drive the audi....let me show you a pic

Kim just before leaving the guest house in Knysna

At one stage the boys stopped under a tree and made us all shuffle in the car (you have to see, the car was so fully packed, that one seat was down...so in the backseat there were actually only 2 seats....in the end....diana and thomas sat on the passenger seat and dad and kim squeezed into the back with all their rain gear on...i was comfortable in the driving seat...and we awaited a heavy rain fall to pass....have a look at thomas's hands....

Thomas

Our lunch stop was in Willowmore...we entered this village totally blase...and decided lets just stop for a small snack and coffee...very low expectations....then we saw this wierd looking coffee place...and decided to enter...

Coffeeshop in Willowmore

Wow...what an experience...we thought we were transported back in time...but a totally awesome experience...a definite must stop...have a look

Omelette and home-made bread
Kim relaxing

And then...unexpected....we thought the boys got it all....heavy wind....rain...and not just drizzle heavy down pour.....mist...and guess what....they even got hail...what the.....i felt so bad....and they just carried on driving...crazy...at the end...we arrived in Bloem at 18:30...not so bad....we had to have many stops witht his miserable weather and of course the speed was not what it could have been....bloem we settled in a small guest house in the center...very friendly...we even mentioned to the owner we want to leave at 6:30 so she said normally brakfast is 7:30 but if we wanted she would make us...amazing.....in the evening we went to a place called seven on Kellner....what a cool atmosphere....decoration was so different....

Serviette rings in Seven on Kellner
Fireplace in Seven on Kellner

Food was good...nothing oh my word wow....but is was good....everyone had different things from pita bread with hummous to haloumi salad for starters and from fillet to salmon...something for everyone...

Pita and hummus starter

The next morning...early rise and a drive to jhb....and let me share some last pics with you.....arrival in jhb was lunch time...late lunch...and then thaomas and diana wer off to the airport...back home to switzerland....what an amazing bike trip...all the places we saw...just a beautiful country....

Kim
Thomas and Diana
Dad

 

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