We return to the paved road and continue south and relatively fast enter a different South African province which is marked as usual with a sign where we stop and take a few pictures. And we find a beautiful caterpillar, quite fun.
As we approach Clanwilliam where we will stop for the night the mountains become more impressive and the road more curvy. Given the number of trucks this means multiple times that we have to wait a lot to pass, South Africans however are passing even with blind spots using death defying maneuvers.
We arrive just as darkness is falling and the room at the B&B looks great. The host is really friendly and has even reserved a table at the nearby restaurant for us, which we have to decline as we are still full and then just eat from our provisions.
This is the last night outside of the Cape Town area and we enjoy the sounds of the birds nesting in the trees outside before falling asleep.
After waking up we start packing and then go to breakfast which is a bit later in South Africa compared to Namibia. We are the first people in the breakfast room so we get very personal service in the small breakfast room. There is also a small souvenir shop with interesting souvenirs including rooibos tea. Everywhere on our trip we had rooibos tea for breakfast so being in the heart of the rooibos producing area we splurged on a few packs of tea.
Stepping outside we have time to admire the bird feeding area with an interesting mix of birds. There are cape sparrows and southern masked weavers as well our first southern red bishop, a really beautiful bird.
There is a huge tame parrot that is the mascot of the inn and also eating in the feeder area. In addition there are three dogs that try to eat the scraps that fall from above when not running outside to play in the main street area.
Having arrived after sunset the previous day this is our first chance to see the buildings and courtyard and take a few pictures. There are a few really old trees where birds have overnighted and it looks like a relaxing place however we have to move on towards Cape Town the final stop of our trip.
