by Marina Enslin | Apr 26, 2018 | Accommodation, Life, Nature, Paternoster, Seasonal, Uncategorized, Weather, West Coast
Or as we locals like to call it the SECRET SEASON… This week we have really started feeling the change of season and last night we had our first proper winter rainfall where you could actually hear it banging down on the roof. The rain is a blessing with the...
by Marina Enslin | Oct 20, 2016 | Accommodation, Friends, Guest house, Paternoster, Stay in Paternoster, West Coast
This was my lasting impression when I popped in for a coffee & chat with the lovely Doret, owner and hands-on manager at the new De Linden Boutique Guest House in Paternoster. With the recent addition of Guest Houses and B&B’s to our Stay in Paternoster...
by Fran Hepburn | Aug 26, 2016 | #WILDflowers2016, Accommodation, Flowers, Nature, West Coast
What makes flower season so very special on the West Coast is that for approximately 10 months of the year (give or take) we see very little colour. The surrounding veld is various shades of grey/brown/beige and maybe dark green and then for a limited time the riotous...
by Fran Hepburn | Aug 12, 2016 | #WILDflowers2016, Accommodation, Flowers, Nature, Paternoster, West Coast
It’s Flower Friday! Right from Nuwerus in the Northern Cape all the way down to Malmesbury the wildflowers are making a splash of colour, painting a normally dry and arid region with bright beauty for a limited time. Makes it all the more special –...
by Fran Hepburn | Aug 4, 2016 | #WILDflowers2016, Accommodation, Flowers, Nature, Paternoster, West Coast
It’s Flower Friday! For the month of August every Friday I am going to share some tips, introduce you to some natural beauties and give you the latest weather for flower viewing. All over the West Coast from Langebaan all the way up the N7 the West Coast Wild Flowers...