Onverwacht - Mcgregor

These are just a few photo's of the "berghuisies" where we stayed recently in Mcgregor on the farm Onverwacht.

Everything you need is there, just bring good company, warm clothes and enough memory in your camera to capture the beautiful moments!

Eseltjiesrus

On the recent visit to Mcgregor we also went to Eseltjiesrus. I have to say that unfortunately our visit there was a little disappointing as I got more information from the brochure I read in the car than from the promised tour. But anyway, Eseltjiesrus is a donkey sanctuary where all old and 'used' donkeys can still get a good life after hard work, and sometimes suffering. They depend on donations to make things work, of this I am sure, as this is really the only useful information we got from our guide.

Nontheless, a donkey is still an animal that just seems to pull people. That almost sad face, almost too long ears. You just feel sorry for them without even knowing what their life was like. And I keep thinking of that old folk song....ooo die donkie , die donkie is 'n wonderlike ding! Cause isn't it just that. Its a wonderful animal, not graceful like a horse, not unique like a Zebra, but wonderful, with a face filled with emotion.

Mcgregor - Bennie Walden's Birthday

This past weekend I spent with a few friends in a georgous place called Mcgregor. Charl's brother , Bennie, had his 25th birthday and we went to stay in the mountains at a place called Onverwacht. It was just beautiful. On Saturday morning the owner came to say hi and bought us a bottle of Mcgregor Muskadel, because of the cold. But with a view like that, a fireplace and good company, who cares about the cold!!! The little houses are equipped with everything you need, and you are literally situated in the mountains. The views are just spectacular. Unfortunately there was a fire in the mountains about a week or two ago, but luckily as we left on Sunday it started raining. So the green will show , and the mountain will bloom . Definitely a place I'm going to visit again.