Let's go Fifty FiFty at Meiringskloof

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller

Meiringskloof is only a 90 minute drive from Ladybrand and has such awesome hiking trails.

On one of our usual morning walks, we came up with the idea of us ladies going away for the weekend to celebrate Jamie’s 50th. Meiringskloof seemed like the perfect option because it is close, beautiful and has amazing hiking trails.

For food, we packed delicious snacks like biltong, droëwors, fruit, hummus, chocolates, chopped veggies, sourdough bread and nuts. We also packed enough alcohol for a huge party… and ended up bringing almost all of it back home again. 😂 We did, however, enjoy some Amarula in our tea. And Milene was basically always sipping on either a cup of tea or coffee, no matter the time of day… not always with Amarula in.

On Friday night, two shrews and a few spiders decided to join the party when we went inside. Jamie and I didn’t mind them too much, but the other ladies were not quite as pleased with their presence. Especially after one of the shrews decided to jump onto Ché while she was asleep. So there were definitely some fun and games… and an unfortunate ending for one shrew.😥

We went hiking every day and explored every nook and cranny. We were indeed the Voortrekkers… or the “Four Trekkers”, as Jamie called us. 😂 I also think we can officially call ourselves avid bird watchers after this weekend. Not that we know all the names of the birds we saw, but we did a lot of bird watching .

We made a fire, stargazed and waited patiently for the moon to pop up over the mountain… which it never did on Saturday night.

Meiringskloof is highly recommendable if you want a relaxing weekend away, or if you love hiking, nature or bird watching.

Jamie, wishing you all the best for this coming year and your new decade. May you find your dream and follow it! ❤️