THE "HOTTENTOT HOLLAND MOUNTAINS", ONE GETS OUT OF THE CAPE TOWN BOUNDARIES AND STARTS TO TRAVEL IN WHAT IS CALLED HERE: THE OVERBERG.
THE PANORAMA SUDDENLY CHANGES FROM THE FAMILIAR CAPE TOWN LUSH VEGETATION MADE OF MAJESTIC OAK TREES, FLOWERS AND ELEGANT HOMES, TO MAKE PLACE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL STEENBRAS RIVER DAM, INTERESTING STONY ROCK FORMATIONS, PINE AND EUCALYPTUS TREE PLANTATIONS, BUT MOST OF ALL VAST APPLE ORCHARDS, VINEYARDS AND FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD BIG FIELDS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.
FAR AWAY TO THE HORIZON, DEPENDING ON THE SEASON, ONE'S EYES CAN FEAST THEMSELVES ON THE GREEN SHOOTS OF GROWING WHEAT OR THE BRIGHT YELLOW EXPLOSION OF CANOLA PLANT FIELDS.
ALONG THE ROAD, HERDS OF HUDDLING SHEEP, GRAZE THE SEEMINGLY POOR GRASS IN A MECHANICAL AND CONTINUOUS WAY.
I LOVE THE SIGHT OF FARMHOUSES AND HOMESTEADS, FAR AWAY FROM THE MAIN ROAD, WITH THEIR GREEN ROOFS AND, OFTEN, DUTCH FACADES, BUILT NEXT TO A FEW TREES AND STANDING STEADFAST TO THE PASSING OF TIME.
