{Drakensburg} Weekend in the mountains

I have so much I want to say about my weekend away in the Drakensberg Mountains a few weeks back, but I don’t think anything I will say will do the Drakensberg Mountains justice.

 A few months ago I mentioned that my husband and I were spending our second wedding anniversary away in the Drakensburg with friends (who happened to get married one year after we did on the same day as us) and at the time I hadn’t been to the Drakensburg mountains for a number of years so staying in a small part of this beautiful province last year taught me this year that I have been pretty naïve about the Drakensberg mountains.  In fact I realised that I am very much a tourist in my own country (and here I was  confident about being a born and bred South African) 

I was reminded that the Drakensburg Mountains is a World Heritage Site and I truly felt privileged that this Heritage site is in South Africa. It proves to me time and again what a beautiful country i live in. I say this with total confidence as i have traveled to some beautiful countries, i have seen some incredible sights and South Africa amazes me each and every time. 

The family and I spent this time away at the Champagne Sports Resort. We chose this venue as it was fairly central and the list of activities were endless, this was important for  some of the family and friends we went away with to ensure everyone could do as they pleased.

My plans for the weekend was to do as little as possible. Take In the fresh air and just spend some time with family and once again take in the beautiful scenery. How could we not when Champagne Sports resort made sure we were as comfortable as possible. 

The reception area

This is a view of the lounge area in the resort

This is a panoramic view of the bedrooms

This is the view from the Hotel room's balcony

Other things to do in the area was go for a chocolate tasting at the Chocolate Bar (just across the road from Champagne Sports Resort) There you could pair coffee with chocolate. We opted for the chocolate fondant and coffee -  It was a real treat!  

And last but not least, there was this quaint little village or centre if you will (Thokozisa) on route to Champagne Sports resort. There is a lovely restaurant, deli, bar and stores under one roof. It really is worth ambling through if you have the time. 

Have you been to the Drakensburg area and what were your favourite parts? 

♥

{Throw back Thursday} A combined anniversary weekend

Throwing back to November 2015 where my husband and i went away for the weekend with friends to celebrate our anniversaries. Our friends got married exactly on the same day as my husband and i did exactly a year later - how could we not celebrate together?

Our weekend was a quiet and VERY cold one (especially for November'15). We spent hours catching up around a fire with champagne and learning to fly-fish (well, technically he was trying to teach me).

{Valentines} Weekend in a nutshell ♥

A friend of ours lives and works on a game lodge in Limpopo and we have been dying to pack up our beagles and pop in for a weekend. So when he invited us (beagles included) to join him for valentines day with his lovely lady. We really couldn't say no, and honestly we didn't want to. 

You see our lives pretty much revolve around what can we do next,  what will be the most affordable and can we take the beagles (anyone who has a beagle will know just how busy they really are... Don't let those cute faces fool you). 

In all seriousness though, Valentines Day has not been high on our priority list for 2016 There are no bah humbug feelings about Valentines day here. We love love. But we also decided to spend more time together as our resolution for 2016 and we have been doing just that. So every weekend including Valentines day and has been about being with each other.  

The biggest highlight of the weekend wasn't just the peace and quiet or the lazing around in the pool watching my beagles play with our friends beagles it was the Sun downers. I love mountainous terrains. I am crazy about sunsets and there is no one I would want to share these two things with than my husband ♥

 

Look at this view! This weekend was total bliss! 

We had to have the creamy liqueur (Amarula) at Sundown. How could we not when the area is covered in Marula trees. 


I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

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♥

Pictures were taken by lorelailette 

A Weekend in the Mountains {Clarens, Free State, South Africa}

Over the past weekend, hubby and I and a few family members snuck away for a breath of fresh air and journeyed to Clarens, a small town in the Free State Province to recoup before we hit the end of the year rush. 

The town of Clarens is quite small and quaint and not the kind of place you'd go to, to watch movies all weekend. Going to Clarens is simply about relaxation which was easy to achieve with beautiful Mountain ranges.  

  

All Images belong to Lorelailette