SOUTH AFRICA - PART 7 (AirBnb)

Katie and I are basically moving in and out of AirBnb's in whatever country we're in.  Off the top of my head, I think we have stayed in an AirBnb in at least 10 different countries around the world. 

South Africa has some of the best AirBnb's.  Not only are they in some of the most beautiful places we've seen, but we are also very privileged to have US Dollars - which makes a place like this AirBnb farmhouse for $34/night a very good value.

$34/night and the inside was very nice.  It was decorated in the Midwestern suburb motif.  You know - grays on grays on pastels mixed with some recycled wood, and, like 30 pillows.  I felt like I was back home.  It was nice.  Very comfortable and the family was super friendly. 

Just think about the kind of motel you would get for $34/night back in the USA... It certainly wouldn't have a view like this every morning. 

To the east you have the big beautiful mountains and the south and west you have the Indian Ocean. 360 views.  Plus this AirBnb came with a farm dog. Her name is Lola.  And she is the sweetest. Any time she would hear Rayah cry she would come running over from the next house over and stick her head in the back door to check on her.  It was crazy.  If Rayah would cry for an extended time, the dog Lola would walk inside the house and lick me or Katie or Rayah.  We could tell she was genuinely concerned if Rayah was upset.  Eventually Lola just slept on the back porch.

All these pictures were taken at 6am.  I've been getting up everyday at sunrise.  This one day in particular I had to get Katie and Rayah out of bed. 

The sun just started peaking out from the distant mountain cloud cover.  The green rolling hills showed the dramatic depth between the mountains and the sea.  Rising up from the second rolling green pasture was a blanket of fog coming up from the Groot Brak River. Afrikaans for "Great Brackish (salty-ish) River. ​

All the pictures above are sunrise.  All the pictures below are sunset. 

Which, sunsets are usually accompanied with a walkabout.  We have to get a lay of the land.  Helping us understand where we are by observing the four directions and how they connect us to our relations.