Are we having a Knysna time?

In a word, yes. Today, Sunday, was a free day with no organized activity until a dinner boat cruise in the lagoon. The town of Knysna is situated around the lagoon which is protected by headlands with a gap out to the ocean. A bit like St John's harbour with Signal Hill on one side and the Battery on the other. However, there were no large ships in the lagoon which must be quite shallow. I have since learned that due to treacherous passage through The Heads commercial vessels entering do so at their own risk. - no insurance.


While most of our crew opted for a morning exploring around town, Julie, Eric, Gord and his sister Carol opted to play a round of golf at one of the four local courses. The one we chose was the Pazula GC. Like many North American courses it was clear this one was built in order to sell building lots to the wealthy. This one has been a success as there were plenty of amazing homes. However, we did not spend much time looking at the homes as the views out to the ocean from the course were stupendous.


We 're not sure if it was Jack or Gary that designed the course, and while we admired the layout in the early holes, our admiration soon turned to curses as the course slapped us about with no mercy. The weather was ideal for golf and I have to say it was a bit of a novelty to have to let a pair of baboons clear the fairway before we teed off. Relaxing at the 19th hole all four of us agreed that this was a round to remember. Not our scores, mind you, just the experience.





At 5pm we loaded the bus for the short ride down to the lagoon where we boarded a paddle wheeler for our dinner cruise. Much like the Vancouver Harbour cruises except the drinks were a fraction of the cost. The buffet food was plentiful and good and we all enjoyed the evening.








BTW, an old friend and blog follower has emailed me to point out that Bon Ami, even in the context I tried to use it, is a toilet bowl cleaner, not the French word bonhomie, which is what I had intended. She also pointed out that it is not that difficult to spell glaçage correctly. thanks Pegg!

Location:Knysna