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Good day friends,
Dad and I left Vanrhynsdorp 6:40am this morning.
We had breakfast at Wimpy Klawer and left around 7:35am. The original road we wanted to take was a dirt one and really bad according to the waitress. So I opted for plan b.
We arived home at 4:11pm. Very grateful that we are home safe and sound.
Have a fabulous day and weekend.
Coreen
What a beautiful day we had. It started with rain and ended with a lovely sunny day. Back in Vanrynsdorp and it started raining around 4:00pm.
Thank you to our Heavenly Father for giving us the perfect day to capture His handy work.
Our first stop was Nuwerus. A small little town with nothing really. But the flowers will be beautiful when it opens. It was still to cold and rainy when we got there. We then took a dirt road to Lutzville. Luckily for us about 10 km before Lutzville we got back onto a tar road. Not far from Lutzville is Koekenaap a very very small little town. I will show photos later.
Our next stop was Standfontein, here we had some cheese cake and coffee.
We then headed for Doringbaai. Another small little coastal town.
Along the route we stopped a lot for photos. I found some new ones I haven’t captured before again. In the end I had to put my 18-200mm lens on to get to the flowers far from the road.
Tomorrow my 18-55 mm will be working again. I tried my 10 – 18mm but it is difficult to take photos on the ground with them. Everywhere along the road is shattered glass where the people throw out their beer and wine bottles while driving.
If I want to keep doing my flower photography I will have to buy myself some padded pants and a jacket. My knees and elbows are purple from all the stones and sharp objects.
I am already thinking towards next year’s flower season. Want to arrange with some of the farmers around here if I can spend a day on their farm and capturing all the flowers, succulents and other plants on that day.
Tomorrow morning we must get up early if we want to cover the west coast road on our way home. I am looking forward to this. I am planning to stop for breakfast in Klawer tomorrow. The rest of the day will sort itself out.
That is all for now friends. We are heading out for dinner tonight and I have to get ready.
Thank you for your ongoing support and taking the time to look at my post and photos.
Wishing you a peaceful nights rest.
🤗Big Virtual Hug
Coreen
Good morning friends,
Today we are doing a circle route. Going to Nuwerus, Lutzville, Strandfontein, Doringbaai, Vredendal and then back in Vanrynsdorp.
The trip is about 275km long and suppose to take us about 3 hours. But with all the stops for photos I think it is a better bet to say we are going to be back late afternoon.
I wish everyone a fantastic day. Keep safe.
🤗Big Virtual Hug
Coreen
Good evening friends,
Dad and I had a lovely time on the road today.
After Breakfast at the Bagdad Cafe we headed to Loeriesfontein. There we visited the Fred Turner Museum and later The Quiver Tree Forest on our way back.
We had rain up to about 55 km before Loeriesfontein. I am very grateful for the beautiful cloudy morning. We headed back to Nieuwoudtville around 13h00. It started raining again when we were about 20km from Nieuwoudtville.
We had lunch at Die Nedersetting 1897 Restaurant and enjoyed the warm fireplace. We sat at table 8 again.
I hope you enjoyed the photos I took with my Huawei P30 lite. I can’t wait to see my photos on my computer screen. I am super excited.
So far I have been lucky to capture plants and flowers I have not seen before. Dad bought me two books of flowers of the area to help me identify them.
Thank you for your support and taking the time to look at my post.
Have a wonderful evening.
Coreen
Good morning friends,
Today I am posting from Bagdad Cafe near Vanrhynsdorp. We are heading to Loeriesfontein today.
According to the weather forecast we are going to have a rainy day. So this morning I will try to get as much photos of the flowers that is open.
Please keep your fingers crossed for some sunshine patches during the day. Loeriesfontein is about 114 km away and according to the weather forecast we can only expect rain from around 2:00pm
Have a fabulous day.
🤗Big Virtual Hug
Coreen
First of all I must thank our Heavenly Father for giving us a beautiful day. It was cloudy, but now and then the sun shined and some of the flowers opened.
Today between the closed flowers I discovered small flowers that I have not yet captured. I am super excited to see how they came out on the big screen.
We had a change on our itinerary today. We did not go to Wupertal. It is gravel road all the way to there. Some places the road is nice, and other places it is not good at all. The roads are not that busy and phone reception is not good. If it was only 20km I would still go but 136km is just too far.
We went to the Hantam Botanical Gardens then we went to Nieuwoudtville for lunch and afterwards we went to the Nieuwoudtville falls.
Well I am very tired. But before I go to bed I still have to do my daily Gaelic lesson of 15 minutes.
Have a fabulous evening and sleep tight.
Coreen
Good morning friends,
Got up at 6:00am this morning. We left at 7:00am to be in time for breakfast at Matjiesfontein. We drove for 14 km on a dirt road just to be informed that they do not serve breakfast anymore. Very disappointed we walked around for a bit but the flowers were still closed.
We did find one that I have never photographed before. Three little farm children also asked if they can sing for me.
We headed back to Nieuwoudtville for some breakfast at Die Nedersetting 1897.
From here we are heading to the Hantam Botanical gardens. Then maybe Wupertal, depending on the road.
Well that is it for now friends.
Wishing everyone a lovely Tuesday.
🤗Big Virtual Hug
Coreen
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