There are incredibly special people that come in and out of our lives and Mam Es is one of those ladies. Just scroll through our social media videos and find our team dancing “Jerusalema” and in the middle Mam Es makes a gorgeous appearance. Dancing outside Room 66 with that special spring in her step […]
From our Wine Cellar to your Dining Room table Remember back when Cyril announced Level 5 lockdown would begin in 2 days? It was all rather pandemonium, everyone securing groceries, wine purchases and enough loo paper to survive a year of lockdown! We were told for 3 weeks. In fact, it wasn’t was it? House
Dear Supporters, Sponsors, Friends and Family When 2020 dawned a cycad in our garden, which had been dormant for 10 years, began to grow. We took this as the sign of a great new dawn and there was much anticipation for the positives that lay before us. We had worked hard on establishing an integrated
In the beginning of July we took a gap and decided to reopen business. It was far safer to remain closed but thought it best to act because we have 100 staff members that are reliant on this business for their livelihoods. Sadly, leisure travel was subsequently disallowed and so we have had to lock
Dear Minister of Tourism, Ms Mmamoloko Kubaui-Ngubane I really battled to sleep last night. We don’t have a bustling hotel of guests to worry about but the flip-flopping by Government is truly unsettling. Yesterday’s article asked; Where are the tourism titans? Well, there doesn’t seem to be much championing for hospitality so I thought it
The lockdown of 2020 was a period when the world went quiet and plans were put on hold. In the Drakensberg it was a time when hotels were empty and there were masks for Mother’s Day and families regrouped and became more united in helping the community. Well, what does one do when your daily
Life certainly has a way of keeping us all grounded. When you are enjoying too much of the up, it’s like a large swooping hand comes along and knocks you down and you land up with dirt in the eyes, sweat on the forehead and flattened to the ground. I think having children is possibly
The news of lockdown was almost a relief. Decisions taken right out of our hands. Of course, we are now attempting to live a normal family life in a rather large space and there are a few little things which have been quite enlightening. We have a house at The Cavern but mostly we live
This February marks my parents’ 48th wedding anniversary and my 20th and suddenly we realise that we must be grown up and middle aged. Add to this shock is the realisation that we have had the same jobs for almost 19 years! That’s so stable and boring and, so last year… we are not the
Rain hampered walks, but contrary to popular belief it does sometimes stop. That’s the moment to get out birding for the obvious reason that the birds have also been waiting for this moment. Something of a mystery is how small birds are able to emerge perfectly dry. About the best place to stand and wait
