Not what you would expect, and neither did we, as it was a real eye-opener.
The sign was the turn off from the highway, and we had another 35 kilometers to go. So, join us on our exploration trip.
I don't know about you, but we love to travel and explore the towns in the rural areas, but as usual we don't have much time for long trips. South Africa is a big country with many rural towns, and it would take a lifetime to visit them all. Maybe one day when I am old, we will get hold of a mobile camper, as then we can drive on the roads less travelled to visit the towns. If you want to know more about Greyton, then have a look at the Wikipedia source link below.
Before Greyton was established in 1854, the verdant plains and forested ravines of the area were home to the Hessequas Khoikhoi tribe who had their kraals near the Gobos river, which they named after their ancestral chief. Their many thousands of cattle and sheep were the reason why Ensign Schriver of the Castle of Good Hope was sent here in the late 1600s to barter with their head man, Captain Stoffel Koekson. So rich did Koekson become from this bartering that he eventually took his people to live in the Boschmanskloof, where he built them proper mud-brick houses, the foundations of which still lie under the old houses of Boschmanskloof today.
We saw some lovely views along this road below, and I will show them to you in another post.
Ah! At last, that looks like the town nestling below a big mountain.
I told you that there will be some unexpected sights, as we entered the town this was one of them.
Our first stop was at the Greyton information center in order to get a map of the town.
And then, we walked along the main road to see what life is like here.
Like most of the small towns here, the church was at the center.
Right opposite the church there was a market on the go, and we popped in for some hot spring rolls.
Just one of the classic home fronts. Most of the houses in the town are heritage houses. Some from the 1700's and others from the 1800's, so yeah this is a very old town.
Saturday morning busyness, and we went back to our car to go to the BnB where we were booked in.
And then, on the way, what was this below? A horse? In the road?
And wow! Here were another two horses keeping the grass short in the roads.
As usual, I will show you the place where we stayed and the bird life at the place was abundant. I even saw a black African crow, that we don't see too often at home. But this crow had a couple of tricks in mind. You will have to wait for the post that I will do about it. We encountered more horses in the roads, and even right outside the gate of the place where we stayed. Another surprise was also some cattle walking around in the town. Lovely to see them all. So, the tourists that have bucket lists to visit, remember to visit this town whenever you come to the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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