All shook up.

Today I went on a road trip that was recommended to me by a guy I met yesterday in De Rust, he didn't tell me that the Prince Albert Pass was another dirt road which in places was nearly too much for the ground clearance of the Mean Machine but she managed it fine more than can be said for me after 80kms of rattling around in the oolu I needed a beer and lo and behold Tiffany's sold Castle Lager on draught and the burgers were on special offer, wonderful.

MM at the start of the Prince Albert Pass.

An unexpected find in the middle of nowhere, these South Africans seem to have a naughty seaside postcard sense of humour.

I have not watched much TV over here nor listened too much to the radio so I do not know how much advertising is going on for Xmas but it does seem very low key, I have noticed a few Xmas tree stickers on shop windows and the occasional Xmas song in the supermarket but that is about it which is a relief after the way things are these days in the UK, why do we have to import all that is bad from the US? Halloween, Black Friday etc. Sorry, mini rant over.

My room at Earthbound B&B

Outdoor living area with beer fridge.

Marie's (my host) nod to Xmas

My Xmas will be mostly outdoors and I will report more with pictures soon.