tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45702109330413948712024-03-13T03:17:59.977+02:00Fynbos Ridge Country House & Cottages Plettenberg BayWelcome to Fynbos Country House & Cottages Blog. We'll be providing Information on Plettenberg Bay, Accommodation Specials and all the great things to do in Plett and the surrounding area of the Garden Route.Liz Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699551308895482157noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570210933041394871.post-54643154109914141852013-01-14T15:22:00.000+02:002013-01-15T10:31:27.498+02:00The Harkerville Market - Plettenberg Bay
The
Harkerville Market
Guest blog: Janet Middleton
Organic Vegetables - Plettenberg Bay
The Harkerville Market is a delightful organic food and craft market located
halfway between Plettenberg
Bay and Knysna, and less
than 5 minutes from Fynbos Ridge.
This Saturday market has been going for over 10 years and is very popular with both visitors and locals alike. The fresh Liz Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699551308895482157noreply@blogger.com0Plettenberg Bay, South Africa-34.05 23.366666699999996-34.155236499999994 23.205305199999994 -33.9447635 23.528028199999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570210933041394871.post-74189433519813126272012-12-04T13:43:00.000+02:002012-12-05T17:40:37.979+02:00Exploring Knysna & The Knysna Heads
by Janet Middleton
Photo: Digital Photo Library
A highly popular day trip for visitors to Plettenberg
Bay is the little town of Knysna. Surrounding a large, serene estuary and lagoon, Knysna is only 35km from Plettenberg Bay
and 20km from Fynbos Ridge. Driving from Plettenberg Bay into Knysna, you will find yourself in a different
world.
Where Plettenberg Bay is Liz Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699551308895482157noreply@blogger.com1Knysna, South Africa-34.0333333 23.0666667-34.0859688 22.9877027 -33.9806978 23.145630699999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570210933041394871.post-34309905559261870992012-11-01T16:37:00.001+02:002012-11-07T11:47:16.433+02:00Scuba Diving in Plettenberg Bay
Dive into Plett (and Knysna!)
Text by Janet Middleton
Picture: Oceans Africa Diving
Although the Garden Route is not widely known for scuba diving and snorkelling, one might be very surprised to know that the waters of the Southern Cape Coast are some of the most diverse and colourful in the world.
Every manner of soft coral, anemone and sponge adorn reefs teeming with marine life Liz Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699551308895482157noreply@blogger.com1Plettenberg Bay, South Africa-34.05 23.3666667-34.102625499999995 23.2877027 -33.9973745 23.4456307tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570210933041394871.post-15050624095054295752012-10-15T18:10:00.000+02:002012-10-15T18:10:03.068+02:00The Knysna Elephants
The Knysna Elephants
Guest blog by Janet Middleton
Photos courtesy of Knysna Elephant Park
Knysna Elephants
In eras gone by,
Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and the Garden Route were
home to herds of native elephants. Their home was the abundant indigenous
forest that covers the area and up until the turn of the last century their
population numbered between 400 and 500 strong.
Liz Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699551308895482157noreply@blogger.com0N2, South Africa-34.0381809 23.2949006-34.0414704 23.2899651 -34.0348914 23.299836099999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570210933041394871.post-45571592208660451252012-10-15T17:58:00.000+02:002012-10-15T18:04:09.293+02:00The Fynbos of the Garden Route
The Fynbos of the Garden Route
Guest Blog by Janet Middleton
Photo: Amy Phillips Taken at Fynbos Ridge
A narrow
coastal greenbelt along the South Western Cape of South
Africa is home to the smallest and most diverse of all
the World’s Floral Kingdoms, the Cape
Floral Kingdom.
Locally known as fynbos or, roughly translated from Afrikaans, “fine bush”.
This stretch of rich
Liz Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699551308895482157noreply@blogger.com0N2, South Africa-34.0381809 23.2949006-34.0414704 23.2899651 -34.0348914 23.299836099999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570210933041394871.post-66099402278944830122012-09-27T22:14:00.000+02:002012-10-15T17:57:47.885+02:00The Pros and Cons of Fracking
The Pros and Cons of Fracking
Guest blog by Nick van der Leek, who provides an update on the latest findings from South Africa’s top scientists
Photos: Nick van der Leek
On the 17th of May, Dr Danie Vermeulen addressed a large audience at the Free State University campus. His lecture was titled The Shale Gas Story in the Karoo: both sides of the coin. Vermeulen, director of the Institute Liz Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699551308895482157noreply@blogger.com0N2, South Africa-34.0381809 23.2949006-34.0414704 23.2899651 -34.0348914 23.299836099999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570210933041394871.post-61191753529681585952012-09-06T12:43:00.001+02:002012-09-28T16:41:56.625+02:00Pumplenook Pottery - David WellsPosted by Liz Phillips
Pottery for sale on display in the garden
In the first of our art series blogs about some of the many talented local artists that live in our area, Plettenberg Bay in the Garden Route, we have chosen David Wells, the master potter from Wittedrift.
Dave Wells lives and works from his farm, and also gives lessons to aspiring local potters.
Everything about Liz Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699551308895482157noreply@blogger.com4Fynbos Ridge Private Nature Reserve, South Africa-34.0381809 23.2949006-34.0414704 23.2899651 -34.0348914 23.299836099999997