A dappled trail winding beyond our Harkerville hippy caravan will deliver you to a burly blackwood stump shrugging up from the fecund forest floor. This organic relic rises up like a tombstone, standing as a fading memorial to one of the towering arboreal aliens we originally harvested here a few
Outdoor Play and Forest Flicks to kick-start 2026, and our first #NewYear in the #GardenRoute woods. Every day in this hideaway #PeaceOfForest continues to feed our collective soul, and I cannot wait to see where this meandering journey through #nature will eventually take us. Hope it has been a fabulous,
Early morning dose of Vitamin Sea in our gorgeous new outdoor paradise, now chilling on the deck listening to the orioles and fish eagles. The journey from #FishHoek to #FisanteHoek feels complete on this peaceful #Xmas day Sending love to family and friends from around the world. We’ll miss the
On this week’s journey into our #SecretGarden backyard, I joined renowned #BirdingGuide Colin Andrew Wylie on a couple of walks, exploring both the temperate forests and extant fynbos perimeter in search of the multitude of twitch-worthy birds inhabiting this sprawling indigenous ecosystem. The #dawnchorus starts at 4AM and you do
One week before the big move. Final push to get our little #PeaceOfForest Cottage ready over the next few days
Life can never be quite as perfect as when Karyn Marais and I have these three beautiful humans home with us. Beth about to start her Honours Year in Medical Forensics; Robs back in SA after 2 years of surf coaching around the world; and Grace – as gracefully as
SECRET GARDEN DIARIES: November 25, 2025 The tiny Knysna #DwarfChameleon arguably rates as one of the least conspicuous creatures dwelling in the Garden Route forests. These temperate, indigenous woods unfold over more than 35 000 hectares, stretching between the Outeniqua ranges and the Indian Ocean to form part of one
The more I #explore, the more I adore…Our move to the #gardenroute (in less than a month) is opening up a whole slough of long-form #storytelling opportunities, both visually and in words. These verdant woods will allow me to refocus my #microadventures; to wander mindfully, to delve deeper, to revert
Yup, the #GardenRoute forests close to Plettenberg Bay Tourism area are not just about Narina Trogons, fairies and fireflies. So visceral finding this real-life predator connection just off a well-known hiking trail south of the N2 Insta360 South Africa ISUZU South Africa The North Face South Africa Click here
When it rains in Harkerville, the ecosystem comes alive. The woods are transformed into a living and breathing entity, with the heady aroma of fungi, wild pomegranate and pure ozone wafting amidst mist-shrouded and moss-covered trunks. Wander down into that deluge, immerse yourself in the thrum of this aural soundcloud,
