The kids and I decided to spend a few days with my folks in Knysna and rather than drive we opted to take the bus. Which surprisingly turned out a lot better than I thought it would. Due to the days and times I chose we ended up going up on City to City and coming back on the Citiliner. The City to City buses are very basic, ours had no aircon but despite this the trip really wasn’t that bad, we were allowed two ‘pit’ stops with strict instructions to ‘be back in 20 minutes’. We were also bang on time, probably had something to do with a driver who drove like a bat out of hell most of the way, not that we ever felt unsafe.
The trip back was billed an hour and a half longer, I’m still not sure why and it was made longer by the 45 minute delay waiting for it to arrive. I must say though the Citiliner buses are much more comfortable, have aircon and movies! Oddly enough though – no toilet on board. Not that one would use it, but I still thought it strange.
The time spent in Knysna was lovely and relaxing – we ate out, went shopping, ate out some more and would have gone on Dad’s boat had the weather not turned icky. (To be honest, I’m rather glad it did – I’m not a boat person but had agreed to go along, reluctantly)
Tamsyn and I played photoshoot a couple of times and if I do say so myself, I think the photos came out rather well.
My folks’ garden is the ideal place for taking pictures, truly stunning.
Not to be outdone, Tamsyn decided she’d like to try her hand at photography too…
Not bad for a nine year old… she’s rather taken to it now and has decided her ‘point and shoot’ digital camera just isn’t good enough any more, she wants one like mine.
(to be continued)