Dear Minister of Tourism, Mr Derek Hanekom Greetings from the Drakensberg! I have been incredibly privileged to grow up in this remote part of South Africa and since I was a young girl my dream was always to come back and be involved in the family business. Fortunately, this was possible and we have spent […]
We are fortunate to wake up each morning and breathe in the fresh mountain air and I am certain this gives us a little bit of extra “mandla” (strength) to get through the hospitality day. I am often rather amused at the comment, ah, so lovely living in this quiet part of the berg…. If
In last night’s SONA address we heard these wise words from President Ramaphosa, “We are at a moment in the history of our nation when the people, through their determination, have started to turn the country around. We can envisage the triumph over poverty, we can see the end of the battle against Aids.” “Now
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We have explored our history and celebrate that as a family we have welcomed holiday makers to this valley for more than 75 years. We have adopted our founding grandfather’s words as our vision: Our work is to create beauty, to make the land more fertile, to make our living, to leave the world better
Another new bird has turned up at The Cavern – the Dark-crowned Yellow Warbler. It’s probably been here all along because it’s typical of scruffy vegetation in the Mistbelt and berg foothills, but is uncommon and fairly secretive. The predicted heavy rain mercifully fell only at night – no interruptions to our outings. The kingfishers
We have 3 children and they have all returned to boarding school this week. The build-up to back-to-school is busy but our hearts all get a little heavier as the time approaches. It had been the most wonderful December holiday and even though we are not Cape St Francis with a horde of teenagers and
It’s the new year and we have cleaned up, packed the decorations away and have made plenty of resolutions about getting fit and eating less and being more mindful… How long do these resolutions last? Probably not long enough to really get much attention but cleaning up certainly works well in our household. We have
Happy New Year! Here’s to love, joy, peace, kindness and mindfulness. It’s the season to clear the clutter, clean the slate and start afresh. Our children have had to clean their rooms. There was to be no Smoking Dragon Festival until the chores had been done. This seems to be the only way to get
What happens when your life is pretty much in the identical zone as it was 3 years ago? And, it looks like you may remain the same rut for another 15 years? It’s definitely time to find space for growing. So, this past year we decided to get a little tutoring and try and grow
Cavern Hotel, Drakensberg. With: Elsa Pooley and Gillian Condy. October 2017Written by : Jenni Saunders Turning 50 has some perks. You get gifts, and mine was six blissful days in the Drakensberg learning botanical art with legends Elsa Pooley and Gillian Condy. This was a dream come true, as a full time working mom, just
