Every year the huge farmed canola fields that cowl the farmlands of the Overberg area between Bot River and Caledon attain full bloom, turning the realm into an unimaginable carpet of vivid visceral yellow. After all the standard worries about farm monoculture fields nonetheless applies, however ignoring that, this extremely uncommon panorama sight is one to be skilled and nicely definitely worth the drive out to see.
Final 12 months we nipped out to try to get a greater view of the fantastical snowy peaks at the moment on show (and in addition get out of the pandemic-induced cabin fever headspace), and determined to sneak in a go to to those attractive yellow lands with a drive down the N2 to perennial favorite Dassiesfontein, an unmissable farm stall and restaurant that sits neatly between Bot River and Caledon and which has been buying and selling there since not less than the 90’s.
As you may think, the drive over was breathtaking, with discipline upon discipline stretched out in entrance of you as you begin the descent down the Houw Hoek mountain cross. Pulling in on the photo voltaic panel laden Dassiesfontein farm stall constructing, we had been excited to study that that they had since constructed an enormous outsized desk and chairs subsequent to their donkey corral to serve each as a enjoyable roadside attraction and in addition to offer some shade and shelter for his or her well-liked furry drawcard.
Avoiding the individuals, the ladies had a blast feeding the donkeys with all of the juicy grass rising outdoors of the enclosure, earlier than giving in to our requests to pose for 1,000,000 images in entrance of the adjoining vivid yellow canola discipline. And whereas there have been too many individuals sitting within the restaurant for us to really feel snug sufficient to hitch in, we did nonetheless ensure to peruse by means of this mad farm stall, looking the bevy of antiques, curios, leather-based, clothes, dairy and just about something and the whole lot else that finds itself stocked on this unimaginable area of… stuff.
So a fairly good brief and candy escape to someplace within the literal center of nowhere.
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