Walking down the street in Prince Albert in the Great Karoo
Victoria
There is something quite rugged and beautiful about the rawness of the Karoo.
It went from dusty and arid to green with rivers flowing through it into flood for the first time in living memory.
Tiny bush flowers are seen again for the first time spread out over the landscape in a symphony of colour.
The Swartberg mountains that crumbled into large rocks in May which caused the roads to close, are now quietly dressed in White snow.
A small tortoise wonders around in search of tasty leaves in a timeless walk and a sizeable Rabbit twitches it hears and runs when it hears footsteps.
Gandalf the dog has fallen in love with Emma the neighbours dog and the power of love changed him from a dog that used to disappear under the bed like a grey wizard as soon as he heard people coming to the kind of dog that’s oh … now let’s sit together on the couch, all three of us which is my daughter in law and the two dogs and be cozy under the blankets.
Talking about chilled it is time to get ready for lunch at Jeremy’s where the food is delicious and the wine is selected from the best vineyards in the Western Cape.
Karin is a partner and a wine curator at Jeremy’s she loves discovering new award winning wines and good organic wines made with passion by the amazing wine estates in the region.
The catastrophic rains that blessed the Karoo devastated several wine estates in the Western Cape and destroyed years of dedicated farming.
The olive trees that were almost dying when I visited are now recovering and the Prince Albert olive oil is again being produced.
Nature has a way of teaching us that despite all our scientific achievements we are still just humans that are often powerless in the presence of the weather changes.
Prince Albert is idyllic and it is ideal as a wedding destination.
Many venues would fulfil your dreams for a country wedding with tables laden with figs, cheeses, roses, wines and Karoo lamb roasted to perfection against a backdrop of Victorian Architecture beautifully crafted and preserved.
Artisan garlands of flowers and wedding cakes created in Cape Town are flown in by Air Cape together with your wedding dress.
Yes, there is more than one church.
Your venues vary from a Conservatory all in glass located in the oldest property in town to an elopement at Prince Albert Country Stay at Cafe Fig Leaf to a butler serviced stay at Klein Prince.
September is almost here and the temperatures will soar in Prince Albert even if it is only the start of Spring so get ready for a day to remember.
I can hear you ask are you a wedding planner or photographer … and I will say no… I am just a curator of beautiful things and I am connected to beautiful people that can make this happen.
May be being a wedding stylist will be by next venture.
Yes, I do specialise in imports from the EU but I have traveled extensively and therefore see aesthetic value in many different ways.
I hope that I have entertained today, on a Sunday afternoon which is unusual because I normally post on a Tuesday.
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Talk soon, best memories are made in moments like this.
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