Saturday 13th December 2025
After a very good night’s sleep and a leisurely breakfast, we were both raring to go so “consulted” the “copious” suggestions Margaret gave us and decided to head to Plettenberg Bay. Firstly we headed to the Knysna shopping area for a pharmacy and whilst out, get a decent coffee; most of the hotel’s breakfast coffee is not of a good standard; one notch up from instant!!!!!
Knysna is a bustling coastal town first established by Europeans in 1760’s on the eastern shore of the Knysna lagoon. Today the town is a popular destination for both tourists and senior citizens entering retirement, especially among the British and former expatriates due to the year-round warm climate; maybe we should join them!! To get a better appreciation of the lagoon and surrounding area we had to head up to “The Heads” later in the day; again recommended by Margaret.
We arrived at Plettenberg Bay beach, parked up and went down for a paddle and yes the sea was just as cold!! Being a Saturday, there were more people about than usual I guess but not many in the sea; I wonder why?? Most of those were surfers waiting for that elusive big wave that never came. We walked right to the end and on the way back went into the “Plettenberg Bay Ski Boat Club” for a drink and some calamari, and very nice they were to. The weather today is much better, blue skies with occasional wisps of high cloud but fairly windy at times, hence the surfers were out.
On the return journey we did a detour to “Theson Island”, (another recommendation) situated in the lagoon accessed by a narrow road with big speed bumps, and over a humpback bridge. Our Sat Nov told us to turn left once there, led straight up to a security post with a barrier. We explained we just wanted to look around but “nicely” informed this would not happen; this is an exclusive and private estate!!! We turned around and went up another road where we saw shops and bars etc., with spectacular views across the lagoon.
It was now we headed up to the “The Heads” lookout point but too early, as Margaret’s suggestion was to watch the sun going down but we didn’t fancy coming back later, so used our imagination!!! Then back to the hotel where we had a meal and went to bed. Tomorrow we have a six hour drive to our first Safari if we take the scenic route through the mountains, but eventually decided to go the more direct route, this is two hours quicker. Though all the roads are good, the speed limits on these “wide” roads are painfully slow at times and frustration sets in. I have already been “zapped” by a speed camera and a couple of times I’ve had a text message telling me to keep within the speed limits; we are wondering if the car is being tracked or it is bugged ‘cos how the hell did the rental co., (see SMS screen shot ) know what speed limit was broken and when??? The text was timed 17- minutes after the speed limit was broken!!! Oh well just do better😂😂😂😂
