Final Week in Wilderness

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We left Wilderness on March 11th after spending 18 days there. As mentioned in previous posts, this is a wonderful location as it is close to the beach, restaurants and activities. The photos below are from our last weeks in the Wilderness area.

On the way to lunch one day, Deb drove us along a back road towards Sedgefield – lots of interesting views.

Photo looking back at the beach and on the right just above the hotel is our apartment.

In honour of our Irish friend Karen, we went for lunch (charcuterie board) at Donegal. The winery is also where Ruan and Gerhard were married.

Wine Cellar looked so different at Ruan and Gerhard’s wedding.

Over the last three years we have gotten to know Ruan, the owner of Wilderness Waters. From the beginning, we’ve had a special relationship; this year Ruan and his husband Gerhard invited us (Deb, Lauchlyn, Larry and me) to dinner at The Girls (a local restaurant). Gerhard loves to cook so they subsequently invited us for dinner at their home. This was the first time they had invited guests out to dinner or to their home so both nights were very special. Gerhard and Ruan wanted to introduce us to traditional South African food. As you will see from the photos below, it was a feast.

Gerhard and Ruan hugging us
Beautiful table setting – love the napkins folded as elephants.
A few days before the dinner we received the menu. It sets the bar high for our next dinner party.

We love having lunch at East Head in Knysna and exploring The Heads, and the beach below.

Lunch with Linda and Ole at East Head. For many years we stayed at their BnB in Plettenberg Bay. They are retiring in May and their BnB is for sale. Nice to catch up.

Loved our time with Deb and Lauchlyn. They flew home on March 7th.

Joplins is the best place for steak and fries. It was Lauchlyn’s choice for their last night in Wilderness.
Beautiful flat rock area by The View Hotel. Thank you Deb and Lauchllyn for convincing us to go down/up the 146 stairs – it was worth it.
Sunrise from our Wilderness Waters’ Balcony – taken the morning we drove Deb and Lauchlyn to the George airport.

A few photos from our day trips around Wilderness

Early dinner at Butterfly Blu – Knysna
Great view and food – we will return
Breton on the Sea – we didn’t have time to walk the beach so it is on our list for next year. There were dolphins playing just off shore.
Fancourt in George – we enjoyed the spa and lunch at Monet
Fancourt – view from Monet where we had lunch
We stopped for fresh strawberries – we are going to miss the fresh fruit.

Last walks on Wilderness Beach for this year.

We loved our beach walks every morning.
I wasn’t paying attention to the waves – walking barefoot works so much better.

When we were planning 2024, we wondered whether we would want to come back again in 2025. Answer …”yes”. Much to our surprise, a couple had already booked “our” apartment for two months in 2025 and 2026 so we had to change our dates by a couple of weeks. But we will make it work……. “see you next year Wilderness.”

We are spending our last 2 weeks in Franschhoek.

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