I've lived in East London since 1995... that is before some of my younger friends were born. Shocker. Yet it is only in 2012, that I discover that despite the jokes and the lack of traffic lights - there is something to Stutterheim.
We went adventuring in Stutt yesterday, first lunch at the Manderson and then using visual clues and what I could remember of the map... we made our way to Gubu Dam.
The Manderson is nice, its not luxurious - but the restuarant is cozy, and the food was good and decently priced, and we caught up on local news. I'm not sure if AlgoaFM is suitable mood music (mood news broadcast) for a lunch, but it was the only real issue. I did get what looked like a Pastel Invoice when I asked for the bill. Their bookkeepers aren't messing around.
Gubu Dam was the highlight of our trip. You basically just drive straight out of Stutt, and keep going until you see a sign that says 'Picnic and camping' and huge amounts of water just behind that.
The pine needle carpeting at Gubu Dam is even thicker than the Manderson's lounge. And the place was deserted. Just us, and the trees... and all other sounds absorbed by the pine needles. Not even Darren and Carol Anne's breaking news spoiling the scene.
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| Pine angeling it in the needles... |
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