Karoo Hues

Die groot Kokkedoor?  Television comes to town.  The Afrikaans version of Master Chef is being filmed right here in Prince Albert.  The film crew have been in town for weeks, scouting locations, restoring an old barn, and setting up the 'stage' for the big cook up.  It's fun meeting the people that come to town and learning about their lifestyles.I feel sorry for them.  Each of them is passionate about what they do and they are happy with their travelling, unsettled lives, but I grin to myself and think how lucky I am that I have roots here in the Karoo.  One of them was telling me this morning how he hasn't been home since December and how he is looking forward to his wife visiting him in Prince Albert.  They've made sacrifices in their lives to do what they love to do.  I chose to sacrifice money for lifestyle.  My friends in the IT industry keep saying come back to Joburg and earn real money again, but I am richer with what I have here, clean air, magnificent vistas and a very low crime rate.  I can walk my dogs after dark and not feel threatened.  Life is about choice.  The Karoo is my choice.

A taste of what's to come.

Karoo Lifestyle

Prince Albert, Karoo.  Paradise revisited.  

Thanks to my gorgeous niece Chanel, I will be sharing my Karoo life with you on a regular basis.  After all, why would I hog this beauty and lifestyle to myself?  There is such an abundance of 'gorgeousness' that it spills over into our very being and I'd like you to be a part of it.  I'll let you see, smell, taste and feel the spirit of life in our wonderful little town, nestled at the foot of the magestic Swartberg Mountains.  I'll share with you the weird, the sad, the arty, the land, the flora, the fauna, the pets, the pests, the mundane and the hillarious.  I'll take you through Prince Albert, to further reaches of the Karoo, up into the Karoo Higlands and beyond. And through this journey, you'll develop a yearning to visit us and become a part of this wonderous paradise, a place that once you've visited, you keep coming back to, or just decide to settle here yourself.  Be warned, it's addictive!