C6 - Wednesday, October 24, 1984 - North Shore News Ge travel oa) Ra aa ee DOROTHY LAMBERT A DRIVE South Atricans urge visitors to Cape Town to take is along the Garden Route — a scenery-packed stretch of countryside em bracing natural forest, lush valleys, long white beaches and sparkling lagoons Although the route proper encompasses only the 234 km (145 miles) from Mossel Bay to Storms River, a more prac- tical definition places it over the 818 kim (S06 miles) stretch between Cape Down and Port Elizabeth The drive tncludes a turn otf to Oudtshoorn, the centre of South Atrica’s fartmiinp midustey and site of ostrich the Campo Caves deservedis tated thre aryaryy thers fascinating cavetn complexes tn the wort Ltic Coat aden Rorartg pomerrabes sore of thre rast beautiful sccnery ote cath Sepaababing mou tats ad sca Chie Prvdite OCC bteb tao bepieny That hoes ft aprpean re Hhavec ota rte thie hae idlsot vears on se Ver cpercsep Cattataansaty sre ot tae wor ttrerit bbe rmispbe ted bee woe fl Con pes Porat yard Wot ce thes ther ‘ whee bere ad bev ota Pret Ng ' tr yt cal » Corre cet vo t 1 ‘ Novcsried ‘ hae RK, ‘ revdet { ' leva t v4 ' Peay tit road \ FREQUENT TRAVELL 926 8616 oF Kloot Pass to Worcester on the plain Also a treat tor. tlower lovers us Caledon with ats lovely wildTower gardens tt is there that the Dutch and English were lured some 200 years ago by the mineral spr ings and the rehef they gave from such complaints as malaria, rheumatism = and even asthma In Victorian days a hotel was built at the site of the seven thermal spr tps, see Hoot and one sifange ly cool The hotel was gutted by tire in 1946 and was never rebuilt, but there are good one star family three hotels to welcome today 8 TOUPISES The town ow best kKoown, however for es tlower san tudiy at Venster Rook just outside the town diomats blere Heaths porteas and) gladiol blossom around a (ibibabure lake owhile bluecbells ane aagiye oo bt herins hees pie vide a tbs fo crhor corn thie bridinucde Thre trase ter strobe pela Spend a bit ieee tine rn Swellenabanmy thre ati tract other pila. 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ITS THE BEST TRAVEL BARGAIN Goulnu AND Cr AIt dS ERS CAN ACCUMULATE BONUS POINTS!!! 926 4344 (magistrate’s residence) which was built in 174% by Johannes Rhenius, the tirst landdrost (magistrate) It was trom there +8 1795S thar the landdrost. of that day was deposed and Hermanus Steyn took over to rule as president of the Swellendam Republic The superb scenery rounding the town os highhghted by tour peaks of the Langeberg range which were used by early farmers as SUL natural sundials Loday thes are ostill called othe Ten OVC look, Eleven OFC tock, Twelve OCC lock and One OPC look Peaks Beyond Swellendamt. just off the national diphray 1s the Bontebok National Park. Sad neobu any of thre rabte chocolate brow and thack antelope dn PYdb rte bast tt oft these arenas Ose t widespread were berm (earn preset pebasatys rere Bre dbasdory: and fod mane Hered cremate t T the pena there hia OW) pack whit carved 1s halerene tere (reven Super at ¢ mirlerd re geet bree ocrartrevuat Ubee vas NYossel Baas the begiirririay OE the Cratebere Revte perespect Hays eve tv thutap fee ob ber bieese whee wait ate dae tidied tie vate thiiie I ody cr ee oe ee viist ‘ Vetve tee re tae Lac ‘ wo fe 4 Lovet ran Poca ‘ a es Ye aa a hn O & NITA awe a Sad Like a garden of Eden About 443 km (275 miles) trom Cape Town les the town of George in the heart of the timber industry of the southwestern districts, and not far from George Nes the Wilderness with ats) famous beach, wide lagoon, entranc ing scenery and excellent boating facihties Today the Wilderness is one of the most popular hoh dav resorts in South Alrica Its attractiveness os accen tuated by the series of lakes atong ‘the natroneat hiphwasy which funs between the lakes and the ocean LONG, white sandy beach at Wilderness ts one of the star scenic at- tractions of South Africa's famed (Garden Route. 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