Cape Town to Churchhaven

We really loved Cape Town but just didn’t have enough days to stay in the city for long enough. Our second destination in South Africa was Blouberg, which isn’t really all that far from Cape Town but got us moving up the coast toward my mom’s favourite place: Churchhaven.

Before making the drive there, we met two of my parents friends that had moved from Canada to South Africa and went for lunch with them in the wine region). The scenery was beautiful and we ate at a place called Deli Meerendal. What amazed me was that we continued seeing Table Mountain for the longest time – whichever way we drove, it seemed to be just a little off in the distance.

The drive to Churchhaven (near an area called Langabond) was exciting because we got to see ostriches in the wild (a first for Cullen and me, I think!). We didn’t fully know what to expect in Churchhaven – our parents had given us ample warning about how there would be no running water, no electricity, etc. If you hadn’t told me they didn’t have these things, I wouldn’t have known! The house was rustic but certainly not shockingly basic. We really liked it there (and were a little surprised that we were able to watch TV when we had breakfast in the morning – solar-powered battery for the TV!). And at night we were able to see way more stars than we would have been able to see in the city (my mom showed Cullen and me the Southern Cross).

The next day we headed south east, into the mountains and away from the Atlantic coast.