On our first day at Warmwaterberg Spa we met and chatted to a couple and found that Earl and Tony were both keen fishermen and knew many of the same people!  Tony and Wendy are from Gordon’s Bay and were involved in the Boat Club there. So of course the two men bonded and Wendy and I had plenty in common too!

We had  planned to go on to Buffalo Bay from there and Tony and Wendy said they were going there too so we joined up with them for the next two days.

 

Buffalo Bay is situated in the Goukamma Marine Reserve on the N2 between George and Knysna.   The campsite is almost completely surrounded by the sea and the beach is fabulous.

When we arrived there was a stiff wind blowing and was very cold on Friday night.

But Saturday dawned calm and sunny and it turned out to be a gorgeous day.
We headed to Sedgefield where they have the weekly Wild Oats Farmers’ Community Market.  The locally produced fresh vegetables are too tempting to resist and are a fraction of the price one would pay at the supermarket.  We did not buy the organic meats, chicken and lamb and cheeses on offer but we were sorely tempted.   There were plenty of bottled goodies too and we got some olives and olive pastes as well as a loaf of banting bread.  All the breads were very tempting!  Earlie grumbled about being on the Banting regime and complained that I was dragging him away from all the really good stuff!  However, when I agreed that he could have a cake or preserve he declined.

 

After walking our feet off at the Farmers’Market we browsed around the Mosaic Market which had some wonderful crafty goods on offer and only bought a small jar of face cream which was guaranteed to cure all skin ailments.  Yes – we’ve heard that all before haven’t we but the girl was charming and I needed some cream and it didn’t break the bank I gave in.  There were many places we could have bought a takeaway breakfast but finding a place to sit was the problem so we decided to go to Nibbles cafe instead.  We sat outside and had a view of the market from there too.  While we waited we could see two young magicians entertain the kids with magic card tricks.   They appeared to make a card move about in mid-air without touching it.  No thread could be detected – quite amazing!

A mist hung over Buffalo Bay so we decided to take a drive to Knysna.

By the time we returned the mist had lifted and the day was once again bright and sunny.Earl decided to take a nap while I took a long walk on the beach and then had the most wonderful swim in the warm breakers.

The evening was cool but not as chilly as last night.

We bade farewell to our new friends at about nine and took a beautifully scenic drive towards Addo Elephant Park. The park is full so we are staying at The Homestead which is just a few minutes from the gate.

Watch this space for our Addo Adventures.