Before daybreak we pack the bus and I pick pink peppercorns from the tree in the garden. The sunrise over the sea is beautiful as we head south along the coast. 
We eat breakfast at a farm shop where your plate is weighed after filling up at the buffet – many traditional South African products, would have been easy to spend a lot of money in the gift shop!
The scenery becomes greener again and we pass beautiful whiteboard beach homes, marinas full of bobbing yachts. 
This is a very popular region for South Africans on holiday. We stretch our legs at Storm River Gorge then head into the Tsitsikamma National Park, boasting among other creatures: dolphins, porpoises, whales, otters, lemurs, duikers, bush pigs and a variety of bird life. With the weather closing in, the crashing waves on the rocky shore are even more dramatic, but hot chocolate is more appealing.
We head on to Knysna – we’re staying in a holiday park chalet, near to the Knysna Heads. The weather is totally foul, and we see little from the car, then scuttle to enjoy the warmth of the Spurs Steakhouse. (Christel attempts to order a child’s meal, quickly adding that it’s for her daughter, who’ll be along in 10 years…)
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