Yesterday it was time to get out of the house again and enjoy the beautiful landscapes that South Africa has to offer. It was a short road trip to the North West province.
We went to have lunch at Beestekraal stasie situated on the R511 outside Brits. It is an old station converted into a restaurant and shop that sell vintage items and sweets. There are pictures painted on the exterior and if you feel like it you can even write your name on the "we were here" wall. Quite an interesting place. As the sign suggests - not just a shop but a "moerse" experience! Agreed. We both opted for a burger and a lager. I had an hawaiian and Marius had a bacon and cheese. It was a super delicious burger and I was glad I starved myself the morning. Almost too much to eat with a burger, chips and side salad for only R55.
The toilets, well ... they are on the other side of the train tracks. Quite cool. Spoornet still owns the building and does not want to sell!
After our burgers and a bit of driving around we bought some ice-creams at the tree tops farm stall. It's a small stall that sells "homade" jams and pickles and honey. They spell it homade and not home made. Don't ask me why but funny if you think about it. After our not so homade King Kone ice-creams we searched for a viewpoint where we can enjoy a craft beer, sunshine and silence. And then some... We found the perfect spot. All you could hear were the insects buzzing about. The view of the mountains were spectacular and the feeling of the sun on our skin made us relax even more. South Africa is a beautiful multi-cultural country and it is what you make of it. We love it. We enjoy travelling through it and thus far it has only been good to us! As the lyrics of the famous Toto song goes - may we all bless the rains down in Africa, for it is our home.
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