Down on the coast.

The view from the Outeniqua Pass towards the sea

The dirt road of the Montagu Pass 

Well where to start? I spotted a mention of The Barnyard Plettenberg Bay on one of the many leaflets that Tourist Information throw at you and on I looked them up on line on Tuesday evening to see that they had bands playing on the next day and the following day, I managed to bags one of the last two seats on both days. You can imagine on Wednesday night after driving down from Oudtshoorn to Sedgefield checking in to my new digs at Tiffany's Rooms and then on to Plettenberg Bay I arrived with some trepidation at the Barnyard to introduce myself to the other five people on the table only to find that I was literally the odd man out, the five ladies seated at the table could not have been more welcoming, they were having a reunion and celebrating Pam's the eldest's fiftieth birthday. The band Watershed were excellent and far better than their YouTube videos suggested, their act was a high energy performance and the singer was a real entertainer, I crawled into bed after midnight after a full day only to be up early for a canoe session I had pre-booked for earl Thursday morning, it was a repeat of a trip I did a couple of years ago up the Touws river then a walk up to to a waterfall. 

There is always some people who want to pose.

My trusty canoe with back support for the elderly.

The Touws River very popular for all water sports but after seeing a water snake, I think I will stay in the boat.

Just about caught the guy who had jumped of the rocks before he hit the water

That evening a repeat of the previous day only this time I was the odd man out on a table of 10 and that turned out to be true, I joined two families who after the introductions ignored me completely and the band Prime Circle  turned out to be a disappointment as well, some of their songs sounded as though they could have been good but when delivered by a shouty singer with too much thrash metal background noise, no. I am surprised that I lasted an hour and a half but I wanted to give them a chance.
The Barnyard is a brilliant venue with seating for only 250ish people so it is an intimate space where you can get up close with whoever is appearing, it is worth Googling it to see how it all came about. Apparently the theme has now spread and there are barnyards in other places, for me it is the ideal place to hear live music.

Today I had booked to go Stand Up Paddleboarding but my back is objecting so I am taking a day of rest which may extend over the weekend.