2022 September/October - Kimberley and West Coast

 

Being well organized, everything was packed last night, and with the car brim full with everything needed for the next two weeks, we set off for Kimberley, a few minutes after eight.

Just to remind us of what we were leaving behind, an accident near Gilhooly’s Interchange added fifteen minutes to our trip.

I was on my phone and Richard followed the overhead sign and not the navigator, so we went the scenic trip via Potchefstroom. Actually, it was a bonus as we later learned there were so many ‘stop and go’ on the highway route that we actually gained time.

We stayed at Camelot, a private estate, seven minutes from the range. Not too fancy but very convenient.

The weekend had its up and downs as far as shooting is concerned. Richard won gold for UT Masters. I won the gold which is the very first medal for Lady 2 in South Africa and I had a ball on the skeet range on Sunday which earned me a silver medal.

We are off to St Helena’s Bay now with an overnight stop at Williston.

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The scenery at St Helenas is out of this world and our apartment at Heerenzicht, is to die for. We overlook the sea and have space like home. This is going to be a week of rest for us.

But don’t look for a restaurant here in St Helenas. Dingy little places, so we did most of our meals at the apartment.

The town is also upside down with only one road in and one road out. There are small supermarkets and that’s about all.

Looking forward to Paternoster. We have always wanted to visit there.

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Okay I’m not going to moan, but I expected way more.

Our apartment is okay, we have one house in front of us so we can’t see the ocean but it’s not too bad.

This is another upside town. Nothing flows and no shops to shop at.

There are more restaurants here and my only wish was to eat fresh lobster, at a restaurant, looking over the ocean. But, there is no lobster available because the restaurant owners are conserving the sea life. What a load of crock. On every street corner there is a fisherman (illegal fisherman) sell his lobster. Oh my hat, these holier than thou people.

Paternoster must have the most serene beach we have ever seen. Our walks along the shore were magical. The best part of Paternoster.

Spent the week there and then it was the long trek home.

It was a good trip.