tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45702109330413948712026-09-29T21:40:31.386+02:00Welcome 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+02:00

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Posted 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

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