We set off on our adventure

I am going to try and record our trip to CT because it was so magic, we felt so free, we will remember it always. I didn't take many 'photos, it seemed too much trouble to always have a camera on me and I kind of regret it now but maybe a thousand words are better than a picture!

We woke up very early, 4 am, we didn't even have a cuppatea but watered plants, took a couple of pictures, checked the flat and set off to a sun-rising, bird-singing, glorious morning, both feeling elated and already looking forward to our first stop for a coffee.

After bacon and eggs and hot steaming coffee, feeling sleepy but contented, we carried on, Tony driving and enjoying it, and me trying my best to keep awake so as not to miss anything, relishing the time to just be and look and observe.

We arrived at a beautiful farm in the Karoo called Rooidam Cottages, and were welcomed by the farmer and his wife who showed us our little self-catering cottage nestled in an oasis of orchards, blue gums, chickens and sheep, surrounded by stillness and starkness.

After a shower and a quick preparation for the next morning, we poured ourselves a stiff whiskey and sat outside on the veranda imbibing the vastness and the sounds of a world settling for the night. The farmer's wife came to chat with us and to share her love of God and the bible with us, while we were probably reeking of whiskey and eating jungle oats for dinner. Funny how it all seemed quite natural at the time, maybe God approves of whiskey drinkers after all.

We awoke to a fanfare of bird calls and an old dog, not Tony, sitting outside waiting to greet us. The sun was just coming up, painting the sky in orange, and, being part of this moment I felt happy and filled with contentment and knew that all was well.

We left early again and watched the earth awake as we drove. A vast space where there the sun rises on one side a storm brews on the other and we, tiny specks of humanity, in the middle, privileged to be part of it.