We left Knysna and drove nonstop to the Ostrich country and made a stop at a Farm Stall in Oudtshoorn. It appeared it was a place where the locals had their coffee after church service or had Sunday lunch. As it was still late morning we settled for coffee and scones - a perfect choice. We took our time and decided to opt for the Cango Caves a 30 min ride from the town.
The Cango caves are called the wonder of the Little Karoo and situated in a limeston ridge parallel to the Swartberg Mountains. We joined a guided tour and were truly amazed by the beautiful dripstone caverns, found in vast underground halls. Again, pictures won't do justice, but here are a few from the six chambers we visited anyway!
Stalactites, forming from the ceiling and down.
A combination of stalacmites and stalactites, where they meet in the middle.
A formation called the wedding chamber.
After our tour in the caves we headed to Prins Albert, driving through the Swartberg pass, at a height of 1600 meters. To do this we had to drive slowly on a gravel road, but it was all worth it! Once we had come over the pass the weather changed and we arrived to the tiny town of Prince Albert in the evening sun.
Going up the Swartberg Pass, checking the vast views.
Protea, the name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.
Going down towards Prins Albert.
Gun and Joakim outside of the "young couple suite" :) at the Saxe-Coburg Lodge.
There we stayed at the Saxe-Coburg Lodge where we were warmly welcomed in German by the hostess Regina and her South African husband Dick. Regina is of German origin and was a little disappointed realizing that we were Swedish. :) We also met their very nice daughter, Carmen, who helped us to a very nice suite in the backyard.
We had an early dinner at a gallery along the Main Street and closed the day reading and writing in our rooms.
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