This is a long weekend for us, Tuesday is a public holiday so we took a days leave on Monday and headed for the ocean..............
We were up at 3.30am and on the road for 4.30 am, my family thought I had lost my mind, but the earlier we arrived the more time we would have exploring...... for most of the journey it was drizzling with rain, the first two hours were really dark.... with only the twinkle of a farm house light breaking the darkness............ the dawn broke just after 6 o'clock, but with the rain it really did little to improve the driving conditions.
The roads were full of trucks, and we saw a couple of bad accidents involving trucks the drivers had obviously fallen asleep at the wheel and lost control as no other vehicles were involved. Van Reenens Pass at the foot of the Drakensberg was covered in mist.... and I must admit...... rain and mist make for a scary trip.............. I was worried that the rain would follow us all the 550 kilometers to the sea, but about 500 kilometers away from home the rain stopped. As we took the South Coast road and headed for the flat we had hired, we landed in the middle of approx. 100 Harley Davidson motorbikes that were on the way to a rally............. as if we had not had a stressful enough trip. On a three lane highway they decided to use the middle lane, driving two a breast each on the white line, it made driving very dangerous, and I held my breath every time we passed one and they have the cheek to say that cars are not considerate enough............
In spite of everything we arrived safe and sound, off loaded our bags, had a cup of tea and headed for the beach ............... there is something about the ocean............ that is relaxing and cleansing............... it helps to put things back in to perspective, clears the mind and warms the . spirit..................... even though the waves were really high and the ocean was just white with the force of the waves breaking, all the no swimming signs were up as the currents were just too strong............. we took a walk up the beach for an ice cream ........ after which we discovered we would have to come back the long scenic route via the road as the tide had come in, and the river we had crossed was now one with the sea............
Had a lazy afternoon, reading.............. the 4.30 start really affecting everyone............ and then we went out for supper, good food good company.......... what an amazing day one of our long weekend............................
Hi Karen, You guys had a nice adventure trip even before the final destination. I wish i could do it sometime.
ReplyDeleteI really don't enjoy driving at night and with rain and mist, oh baby, whew! But the pic of the ocean would make all that worth it. Let's see, the closest ocean to us is atleast one day east, or 2 days south, or 4 days west. Wait, I forgot, someone invented the airplane! (which I hate)Guess I'll settle for a near by lake.. Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
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