Today I traveled with our Director and House Manager to a WONDERFUL little town called Robertson. CCS will be opening another volunteer house/site there in April. It is about 2 hours from our current location in Cape Town. I have been interested in the Robertson site, so they invited me to come along. The house that will be rented is a beautifully restored Victorian house that currently serves as a Guesthouse.
The town is so charming...like a little Mayberry! The people are warm and friendly, it's a much safer little town. The streets are lined with old, tall trees. The town has big church with a tall steeple in the middle of the town. There are little cafes, coffee shops, and antique stores all around the town.
There are two nearby townships, one filled with blacks and the other coloreds. These would be the locations for the volunteer work. They had a home in Robertson not too long ago, but the location was too isolated and transportation was a nightmare. This new location is in the little town.
It's in the heart of the winelands, so it is very much a farming community. I fell madly in love with the town and am certain that's where I will go, the next time I come here. I'm a rural girl....you can keep your big cities! :)
It's amazing to see all the fields and fields of farm land, with the mountains in the back! It's breathtakingly beautiful! Definitely the location I would like to go to next time.
Tomorrow..it's back to the creche! I've missed my kids!
2 comments:
Rhonda
Really enjoy reading your journal. Almost cried the other day. Miss you here. Thank you for what you are doing and writing such great stories.
Love Mo
Wow that looks like a town from here. I am with you, I am totally a small town girl! I am sure it was nice for you to get out and see diffenent areas of Africa. I think people only see the worst and dont understand the beauty of it! Thanks for all the insight. You are awesome.
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