Always look for the helpers. In times of hard, in times of challenge, in times of tragedy, they appear. I have always held my grandmother, Ruth, in very high regard. She built this Cavern, poured her heart and soul into creating a business, gave up so much to make it work and she was remarkable. …
The Cavern nestles happily at the head of the valley offering grand views of faraway sandstone outcrops and spectacular sunrises. Welcome to the outdoors – there is much to do… Activities for 2023 If you can dream it, you can do it. – Walt Disney Our work is to create beauty, to make the land …
We recently hosted forager, Nikki Brighton, for a Wild and Weedy Weekend. The season has been particularly dry, so there was not as much uncultivated food lurking in the corners of our garden as she hoped but we did find plenty of guta kola and slender celery. Fortunately, the veggie garden at Sungabala had lots …
It’s been a hectically busy few weeks taking on many more commitments than we should but Drakensberg living is a little bit like that – we become the Jack of all trades and the masters of very few! This keeps life busy and interesting and possibly best is that it is very fulfilling. Keeping busy …
The 19th May was our paternal grandmother’s birthday. The Big5Hike has always landed close to this date and incidentally it was on her 103rd (heavenly) birthday that we did our first Big5 fundraiser. And our target was R103 thousand rand. Ruth has always been my ultimate warrior. She was widowed after 13 short years of …
