Once again fine weather and we took the opportunity to borrow the McConnachie’s two mountain bikes while they departed for work. We cycled around Leisure Isle for 1½ hours. What a super place to live. Following on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disaster, we had a few concerns about living on an island a few metres above water! We popped into their local harbor/yacht club and it looks as though each family on the island owns at least two or three boats – Jock and Helen own 15 sailing craft ranging from fishing ski’s to yachts’
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| Doggy on beach at Natures Valley |
After breakfast we packed a picnic lunch and headed for Natures Valley where Carolyn, Doggy’s sister, has spent many holidays. We had tea on the beach, where the waves were enormous! The whole area is a conservancy, and many gardens are fenced to keep the bushbuck out rather than to keep animals in!
We got back to Knysna early afternoon and went to see Jock and Helen’s business, ‘The Timber Village’ where they make all sorts of furniture and many different small items crafted out of beautiful indigenous wood. My mouth watered! They employ 8 craftsmen including a carver from Malawi who produces some wonderful work.
The McConnachie’s joined us that evening for our first whole chicken cooked in the Cobb. It was a tremendous success. Another great evening and some more good wine.
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