The recent rain was a boost for the blossoms on the avocado trees – after just harvesting the avocados the trees need all the help they can get to prepare for the next season.
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A Bit of Rain
A couple of days of early mist and light drizzle makes the colours so intense – a walk along the river is a must. Everything looks refreshed!
Coral Tree in bloom at the Campsite
August is a wonderful time of year in Magoebaskloof – the Erythrina is in full bloom. The splash of red flowers in between the new green leaves is very striking – and the Samango monkeys love the nectar from the … Read More
Expanding the Herbs
The time has come again that we have to enlarge our herb growing area due to demand for fresh herbs. So an old road gets converted into beds which will soon have lovely fresh herbs growing there.
Another comment from the campsite
This comment was one of our early campers – since then we have had so many happy folk coming to stay.
Bush Beauty Butterfly
At the moment these butterflies are fluttering around in the forest edges and among the herbs – only for a few brief months of late summer and early autumn. Then they disappear and winter sets in. They are wonderful to … Read More
Puzzles
Recent visitors, Peter and Flick, enjoyed the puzzles on a cool drizzly day. A novel way of setting it out – you can see he’s an engineer.
Coral Tree Campsite – evening braai
The campsite is a perfect place to unwind and relax in the evening, watching the sun set and the orange sky reflected in the campfire. As the light fades watch the stars come out and if you’re lucky a shooting … Read More
Coral Tree Campsite – access
We always tell folk that a 4 x 4 is necessary to get to the campsite. A SUV is fine if you are not pulling a trailer. Please bear this in mind when you book – and no caravans, except … Read More