I am one of those people that has eternal wanderlust. One of my favourite things to do is explore new places, people and spaces. If you ask anyone that knows me, they will tell you that I would love to hop on a plane at any given moment and just go … anywhere! As I am a stay at home Mom with a family to take care of (plus Summer the cat), this is somewhat restricting, never mind the finances to fund my said wanderlust.

The solution? A road trip to celebrate my birthday! As we recently spent a long weekend away with friends, kids and dogs in the Matroosberg, Ceres, we asked Granny to spend the weekend at home with our son Daniel and Summer. Woo hoo! An awesome road trip, just hubby and I on the open road, from Cape Town to Prince Albert in the Great Karoo, stopping at padstals (farm stalls) along the way and anywhere else our hearts desired, plus amazing scenery. I’m a beach and forest kind of girl at heart, so why the Great Karoo? One of my other favourite things to do (I have a few!), is to enter competitions like a maniac and hopefully win a few along the way. Some say I’m lucky but I put in the hours. As the saying goes, you’ve got to be in it to win it. I was fortunate to win a weekend stay for 2 at the luxurious 4*Karoo View Cottages … The View Says It All on the outskirts of Prince Albert village, but more about this charming and quaint village later.

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