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    Colleen MurphyWanderlustVoyageur
    Waiting at Cape Town airport
    The pond at Marton which is right outside my caravanMummy duck and het babies have decided to move into the swimming pool at Marton, 😂

    Cape Town Airport

    26 avril, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    So here I am waiting for that long haul flight to Manchester via Istanbul. Don't like drinking on my own, but it's got to be done while waiting for your flight 😂
    Caz is at this moment at me little house on Marton getting it all ready for my return. Bless her, she gives it a good vacuum and makes me bed. And she's just sent me a video which makes me very impatient to get backEn savoir plus

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    Photos from my last night in Sedgefield spent with Irene, Tami and Ruth
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    Farewell

    26 avril, Afrique du Sud ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

    Sadly, my time in beautiful Sedgefield has come to an end. When I went for my last walk on stunning Myoli Beach I felt quite emotional. I really feel Sedgefield is my home and feel especially close to Peter as we made so many special memories here.
    However it will be fabulous to get back to my little home and I can't wait to see Caz and family again. And, of course, it will be so nice to catch up with my very special friends again.
    Thank you for keeping in touch via this platform, although I think I will have to look for another App. I know a lot of people weren't able to connect to this one.
    Until then, take care. Love you all ❣️    En savoir plus

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    Irene's little doggy

    Wedding Anniversary

    21 avril, Afrique du Sud ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Yesterday, 20 April, would've been our 51st wedding anniversary had my lovely Peter still been here.
    I am so very lucky to have such great friends who have always been here to make such difficult days more bearable for me.
    Yesterday I spent the day with Irene and Jeanette, both widows. And what a coincidence, Jeanette was married on exactly the same day and same year and we both lost our husbands in 2021.
    We visited nearby Heritage Bakery, a craft based Christian Community. It's lifestyle and culture stresses simplicity, self sufficiency, co- operation and quality craftmanship. The group here in Sedgefield currently have fellowships in America, Israel, New Zealand and Mexico.
    Heritage Bakery is set amongst the trees and certainly there is a lovely ambience of peace and serenity.
    We had a really tasty pizza for lunch. Everything is homemade and home-grown and you could even taste the freshness of the tomatoes used as a base.
    After a lovely chilled lunch we went to Irene's where we spent the afternoon playing Rummikub over a few glasses of wine 🥂
    What could've been a sad day turned out to be a great one spent with lovely ladies.    En savoir plus

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    Getting comfortable at the start of our trip
    Great picture taken by Saskia of the front carriages as the train rounded a bendOur transport from Gourits River Bridge down to Bon Game ParkWe booked too late to get seats on the dining carriage where we could've done a spot of wine tastingLunch at the Game ParkI think the train made this trip across the bridge so we could take videos from the Park

    Atlantic Rail Trip

    20 avril, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    The last ten years have seen an exceptional decline in the rail infrastructure in SA. This company was established by 3 brothers who identified the need to afford locals and holidaymakers the opportunity to experience a nostalgic train journey of a bygone era. On their organised trips the carriages are sometimes pulled by a steam locomotive but on the day of our travel a diesel locomotive was employed.
    Saskia and I embarked upon our trip at Hartenbos, on the coast, and travelled through some beautiful scenery to Albertinia, a distance of just under 60kms. Unfortunately, we had not booked our tickets in time to be able to travel in the dining carriage so had to travel "cattle class" 🤣
    We were lucky to spot some elephants as we passed the Garden Route Game Reserve, as well as wildebeest and buck.
    After a short stop at Albertinia to stretch our legs it was back on the train to Gourits River where we were met by staff from Bon Private Game Reserve who ferried us to their venue for a spot of lunch and live music.
    We turned down the opportunity to purchase a game drive as we have both been spoilt by fabulous visits to Kruger Park and the fun of spotting animals in the wild. An organised trip to see the animals grazing at "set" spots just didn't appeal.
    After our allotted time there it was time to return to the train and our journey back to Hartenbos.    En savoir plus

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    Brenton Beach stretching for milesIrene and I sharing a sushi platterCastle RockPeter and I enjoying one of our many picnics overlooking the stunning Brenton beachPeter, always the joker 🤣 But, look, I must've been having sushi again back then

    Beautiful Brenton-on-Sea

    16 avril, Afrique du Sud ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

    Yesterday I went for a sushi lunch with Irene to beautiful Brenton, a quaint little seaside town situated between Sedgefield and Knysna. Perched high up overlooking Buffalo Bay is Butterfly Blu, a stunning restaurant with exquisite views.
    This beautiful location holds such a lot of memories as Peter and I used to love coming here for our picnics.    En savoir plus

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    Myoli Beach

    7 avril, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    I am so lucky to be staying so close to the sea. It is literally less than a 5 minute walk away and it can be so soothing to lie in bed at night listening to the waves, even when it sounds quite rough out there. I walk the beach nearly every day and it's beauty never ceases to amaze me.En savoir plus

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    Drinks on arrivalThe most stunning sceneryIrene and I so lucky to have been invited to this beautiful venueOur stunning dessertThe sunset beginsBeautiful reflection in the water of the crescent moonOur platter filled with the most lovely snacksIrene, Dianne, Marietta and myself

    Kambuca

    2 avril, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Last night I had one of the best times at this stunning lodge. Kambuca is set high up overlooking the estuary and mountains. Ruth is very friendly with the owners and she so wanted to share the beauty with us that she arranged for us to go up for sundowners. We were all blown away by the sheer beauty. We were treated like royalty from the moment we arrived and Tristyn, the owner, put on the most amazing platter of snacks. To top it all, Mother Nature provided the most beautiful sunset.En savoir plus

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    At Lake View where the musician was so good
    Where there's music we ladies are on the floor 🤪One of the local venues set up a street cafe for the evening with musician playing under the starsLamb spit braai and butter chicken curry on the menuMy Polish friends, Zosia and MarekSue and IRose between two thorns 🤣 Eddy and RogerBack to Lake View with Dianne and TamiIrene and I

    Fun-Filled Evenings

    1 avril, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    More pics of some of my evenings out. Every venue seems to have live music here in Sedgefield so we have a lot of choice. Some of the entertainment is very good but unfortunately some can be pretty dire. However, we still make the most of it and manage to get a bit of dancing in. One of our frequent haunts, Lake View Restaurant, even posted a video of us on the Sedgefield local social page proclaiming "always a fun night when these ladies are here" 🤪En savoir plus

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    So lovely to dance outside on the deck overlooking this beautiful lake

    Line Dancing

    29 mars, Afrique du Sud ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

    Just thought I would post a couple of photos of the views I have whilst at one of my line dancing classes. I go twice a week: once on a Wednesday late afternoon and the other Thursday morning. Two different teachers with completely different styles but both so enjoyable. I would be lost without my line dancing, such brilliant exercise and so good for the brain.En savoir plus

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    Photos don't do justice to the amazing rock formations of Meiringspoort
    Visit to the cheese farmPrins Albert churchRia, Hennie and myself enjoying a lunch break in Prins AlbertFabulous cloud formations over the mountains

    Coach Trip

    29 mars, Afrique du Sud ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

    Last Tuesday I went on an organised coach trip inland to Prince Albert in the Karoo. I go on quite a few coach trips in England but they are few and far between in SA so I was very excited when I found out about Nostalgia Tours who do organised trips here.
    Me and friends Ria and Hennie were up very early on Tuesday to join a lovely set of people on the one mini bus of two to set off with our first stop being in De Rust for breakfast. This is a small village in the gateway to the Klein Karoo. The name is Dutch and literally translates to "The Rest" referring to the town's original purpose of being a resting place for settlers en route through the challenging pass of the Swartberg mountains. After a very tasty breakfast it was back on the bus to travel through the awesome rock features of Meiringspoort onto Prins Albert in the Karoo (a vast semi desert region). Here we visited a cheese farm where we learned about the art of cheese making and did some cheese tasting. After lunch at a quaint hotel in Prins Albert we travelled back to De Rust for a stop at an olive farm for olive oil tasting. Arrived back on my doorstep 12 hours later absolutely knackered but what a fun day.    En savoir plus

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    A very misty evening. We knew that our beautiful sunset was not going to happen tonight 😭
    Looking across to Pili Pili from the lookout deckDianne and Irene tucking into our takeaway pizzas, which had to be finished off at home

    A Poor Summer 😭

    21 mars, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Unfortunately, this Summer in Sedgefield has been quite poor. We have had a lot of grey, overcast days and some days have been quite cool. Obviously, it's still been better than being back in England in winter but I have quite a few of my summer dresses that I've not got to wear this time round.
    On Thursday evening this week I certainly felt I was back home. I had organised for us to get some takeaway pizzas from Pili Pili and take them, along with a couple of bottles of vino, to the lookout deck overlooking Myoli Beach. As you will see from the photos the evening was very misty. Then the wind got up and we began to feel decidedly chilly. When we saw lightening over the sea and ominous black clouds I suggested we pack up and take everything back to mine. It so reminded me of the many occasions where we've had to pack up our picnics in England quickly before the heavens opened.
    Thankfully, we still had a fantastic evening with lots of fun and laughter and animated debates.    En savoir plus

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    Sue, Zosia (my Polish friend) and new acquaintance Sheree enjoying a lunch at Lake View
    Sole & Chips at the special price of R99, less than a fiver!Or Prawns and rice for the same priceThe beautiful setting of Lake View RestaurantA night with a difference listening to a trio of musicians playing the harmonica banjo and accordionThe view from Hoeka ToekaNew acquaintances: Ruth, John and RiMore new people, Eddie and ShirleyThe best ribs ever at Hoeka ToekaA Flamenco showMy good friend of many years, IreneDianne and I having a go at the Cha Cha 🤪Dancing the Night Away

    A Myriad of Outings

    15 mars, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    It never ceases to amaze me that, even at my age, I'm lucky to be meeting new people that I know are going to become good friends.
    With all these new friends, comes more outings and sometimes it feels like I'm out practically every day. But I've decided to just go with the flow and enjoy it all while I can. All the different groups have nicknamed me the social secretary and I've been enjoying organising all our different days and nights out.
    So here's a myriad of photos depicting some of our "jols": South African for occasions of enjoyment.    En savoir plus

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    1The rock with the flower is my work of art 🤣

    Beautiful Sedgefield

    13 mars, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    The scenic beauty of Sedgefield never ceases to amaze me.
    It's such a pleasure to walk down into town and the other morning it was so nice to see that the rock I had painted a couple of months ago had been cemented in alongside the sidewalk by the lagoon. A couple of years ago a community-driven project was launched whereby locals and tourists could paint rocks and they would then be cemented in to form Rockie, the Rock Star, which is currently 252 metres long.En savoir plus

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    Night out at VDM. Unfortunately, food wasn't so good but a brilliant night of dancing
    A new Wilderness restaurant, Mozambik1The mixed seafood platterMy tasty meal of prawn and chicken espetada

    Fun Times

    1 mars, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    I'm so enjoying my social life over here. I know some are getting a little anxious that I may be overspending, but those who know me well will know my thrifty ways 🤣 I am still able to live within my weekly budget as, on the whole, we only go to restaurants where they have special deals. And the portion size is usually so big that I bring any leftovers home and that's my meal for another day 👏
    The entertainment is always free so it never costs anything to have a good bop 💃    En savoir plus

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    African Sunset

    23 février, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    I am so lucky to be living here so close to the beach where there are some spectacular sunsets. I don't usually bother with photos because the picture can never encapsulate the true beauty. However, the other evening the sky was so vibrant that I was sure I was going to be able to get some good pictures.En savoir plus

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    Valentine's Day

    23 février, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Sorry this is out of sequence. Just realised I hadn't posted these photos.
    Valentine's Day is to celebrate with those you love, not only for those IN love. So I decided to get a couple of my single friends together to enjoy a meal out and then Roger and Dianne came to join us for drinks after they had been for their romantic meal togetherEn savoir plus

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    Brunch with Annie from Gordon's Bay
    Pensioners Lunch with the ex-linedancing ladiesView over the Lagoon from Oysters EdgeThe best fish and chips in town with Zosia and MarekFresh oysters at Sedgefield Saturday MarketBefore going out Saturday evening I popped across to Ruth, who lives opposite me right on the beachTime for a glass of vino at Ruth's before heading out for the nightDianne and husband RogerRuth, my neighbour across the roadDianne lending me her husband to do some Afrikaans Langarm/Sokkie dancing

    Busy Bee 🐝

    23 février, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    This week has been an exceptionally busy social week but I've loved every minute.
    On Monday I met up with a friend for brunch. Annie was up visiting Sedgefield from Gordon's Bay so it was lovely to catch up with her.
    On Tuesday a group of us went for Pensioner's Lunch at Oysters Edge. When we first moved to Sedgefield in 2010 I went to a linedancing class and we used to meet up afterwards for a coffee and chat. Even though the class disbanded many years ago, the ladies still meet on a monthly basis for a catch up. This month we opted for a Specials lunch. I had chunks of fish goujons, chips and veg, dessert of ice-cream and chocolate sauce and a glass of wine all for the amazing price of £5!
    On Wednesday evening it was back fo Lakeview Restaurant for the monthly game of Music Bingo. Once again, it was such a fun evening with lots of singing and laughter.
    On Thursday it was my weekly linedancing session followed by coffee with some of the ladies.
    On Friday I had the best fish and chips at my favourite Mr Kaai. When we lived in Sedgefield we met a couple while we were walking here on Myoli Beach. Zosia and Marek were from Poland and had lived and worked in SA for many years, finally ending up here in Sedgefield. Around the same time we moved back to UK they returned to Poland, but kept their house here so they could return on a yearly basis. They are now here for a 2 month holiday so it's going to be great to see more of them.
    Saturday morning the 3 of us went to the Market for oysters. And then in the evening I met up with Ruth, Dianne, Roger and Marietta for a great night of live music and dancing.    En savoir plus

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    The lovely hill going down to the lagoon. But not so nice coming back 🤬
    The "mouth" in the distance where river meets seaLovely lagoonShame it's too misty to see the mountains in the backgroundBeautiful reflection in the waterLooking down on the "mouth'1My reward 🤪

    My Walk into Town

    14 février, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    My apartment is about a 40 minute walk from town and on a nice fresh sunny morning it's so lovely to take a stroll into Sedgefield. I am lucky that there's an alternative route that I can take downhill, but unfortunately coming back both walks involve a steep hill somewhere along the way.
    This morning I left at 7.30 so it was still nice and cool and luckily there was shade on the hill coming back. As a reward I treated myself to a "99" from the little shop by my apartment.    En savoir plus

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    Ideal outdoor setting for light lunches and afternoon tea and cake
    They grow huge hydrangeas hereMy chicken burger topped with crispy onion ringsThe massive serving of scone and creamPicking strawberries.Enjoying our trip on the miniature trainEntering the tunnel which had brightly coloured disco lights hanging from the ceilingHad to take the obligatory photos with strawberry faces 🤣Beautiful water lilies on the damWine and whisky tasting on offer 🥂The huge monument to the strawberryOne of the 3 restaurantsLook at those majestic Outeniqua Mountains in the background

    Redberry Farm

    11–14 févr., Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Today we relived our childhoods at this fabulous place which lies at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains. This idyllic farmstead and commercial strawberry grower offers so much entertainment, such as picking your own strawberries, exploring the largest permanent hedge growing maze in the Southern Hemisphere, climbing the giant strawberry, miniature train ride, pedal go karts, pony rides plus bumper boats and bubble balls on the dam. There's also a fabulous deli, a shop selling handcrafted icecreams, three different eating venues, a wine and whisky tasting venue plus a lifestyle boutique selling products sourced locally. Not only a fabulous day out for children with all the various play parks but also an ideal experience for adults of all ages.En savoir plus

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    Shaza is so exuberant and loves to get her audience to sing along with her
    Dianne, Irene and TamiMarietta and Ruth either side of meTami is my line dancing teacher and also teaches drama so she loves to have a good timeOn our way to the venue and looking forward to a fun-filled eveningDancing on the table 🫣

    Dancing and Singing with Shaza

    4 février, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Friends here and those who follow my blogs know that I love Shaza. She is a pure entertainer and a great singer with songs from different genres and even sings a mean aria from various operas. And I just love it when she plays the bongos.
    So even though I had had a hectic fortnight with Jo and Wayne going out every day I just had to go and see Shaza as soon as I flew back to Sedgefield.
    She was playing at the Knysna Friday Market which is a great outdoor venue with loads of food stalls providing food from many different countries.
    As soon as Shaza started to sing we were up dancing and didn't sit down all night. I even ended up dancing on the tables. Thank goodness by then it was dark so that may have gone unnoticed 🤣    En savoir plus

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