\u2019n OPGEKNAPTE hartbeeshuisie steek \u2018blink\u2019 kop uit tussen welige bome toe ons stadig met die grondpad aangery kom \u2013 half verskuil agter die hoofhuis, eens \u2019n vervalle skuur.<\/p>\n
Die Tsitsikamma-berge staan fier op die agtergrond. Paddas kwaak lustig in die leivoor, lammers roep dors na hul ma\u2019s. <\/p>\n
En \u2019n swart kleindorpie-kat loer skuins om die huis. Hy kom eers weer later die aand terug toe alles stil is. <\/p>\n
Ons stop by die plaashek neffens die groen Kranzig-bordjie \u2013 maak oop en ry deur.<\/p>\n
Hier, op die plaas, Kranzig, in Tweeriviere – gele\u00eb tussen die Dieprivier en Dwarsriver – groet Jolly Roger-akkommodasie eienaars Suenette Kruger en Jimmy Kruger.<\/p>\n
Ons moet gou afpak \u2013 ontbyt is ge-reed. Ons is vooraf gewaarsku om honger te kom.<\/p>\n
Ek vra oor die plaas. <\/p>\n
Jimmy beduie heuwel-op verby die hartbeeshuis: \u201cEen van die eerste Kranzig-eienaars het van \u2019n imposante huis bo-op die koppie gedroom. Vandag is daar net \u2019n murasie van \u2019n klipmuur en swembad wat gereeld vol ondergrondse water is – maar nie genoeg om in te swem nie.<\/p>\n
\u201cHier word nog met die leiwaterstelsel van die 1800\u2019s gewerk: water vloei vanuit die Grootrivier in vore na die hele dorp.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daar is twee hartbeeshuisies, elk opgeknap in \u2019n rusplek waar vier mense kan oornag. Kompleet met \u2019n houtdek wat oor die berge en rivier (in die verte) uitkyk, en \u2019n stoep waar jy jou oggendkoffie (of glas wyn) kan geniet.<\/p>\n
Regdeur die huis is grepe nostalgie vasgevang: van die wiegstoel tot die vleismeul, asook die swart koolstoof en portret teen die muur.<\/p>\n
\u2019n Plek vol rustieke sjarme. <\/p>\n
Suenette glimlag breed: \u201cOns wou \u2019n ruimte ontwerp waar besoekers hul skoene kan uitskop en ontspan.\u201d<\/p>\n
En dit is presies wat hulle reggekry het.<\/p>\n
Maar hoekom die naam Jolly Ro-ger?<\/p>\n
Suenette verduidelik trots: \u201cJimmy was vir meer as vier dekades \u2019n seevaarder \u2013 sy passie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Na ontbyt pak ons die 60km-roete bergop met \u2019n viertrek-voertuig tot by hulle \u2018berghuis\u2019 aan \u2013 plank-vir-plank self gebou, al het dit bloedsweet en twee jaar se harde werk gekos.<\/p>\n
Die 4×4-roete is oop vir besoekers aan Jolly Roger, maar wees gewaarsku: daar is \u2019n paar nou paadjies en steil opdraandes met los klippe.<\/p>\n
Verby die houthuis neem die kronkelpad jou tot by die rivier. Di\u00e9 droogte het hier ook sy tol ge\u00ebis. Die eens bruisende rivier is \u2019n rustige stroom.<\/p>\n
Die wat kans sien vir die stamp-en-klou roete, word met \u2019n pragtige uitsig oor die hele kloof beloon.<\/p>\n
Beslis die moeite werd.<\/p>\n
Tyd vir terugdaai \u2013 maar eers stop ons vir een van die lekkerste pasteie in Joubertina.<\/p>\n
Terug by Kranzig skop ons skoene uit. Ek ontspan op die stoep, terwyl die son sak.<\/p>\n
Wanneer die laaste strale agter die berge verdwyn en die donker soos \u2019n mantel oor die werf val, is dit asof die stilte jou ore laat tuit. Ek verkyk my aan die duisende sterre wat skielik so naby voel.<\/p>\n
\n Plaasstal<\/b>\n<\/p>\n
Die volgende oggend besoek ons die Jolly Roger-plaasstal, 2km van Kranzig, en \u2019n koffiewinkel waar gaste ligte maaltye en heerlike gebak kan geniet.<\/p>\n
Dit dien ook as \u2019n geskenkwinkel en mark vir vars groente en kruie wat hulle op die perseel groei. <\/p>\n
Jimmy het die plaasstal \u2013 kompleet met mas en houtstuur \u2013 eiehandig gebou.<\/p>\n
\n Staproete<\/b>\n<\/p>\n
Dan is dit tyd vir die groot stap op die plaas, Nooitgedacth, wat op Langklip Estate (\u2019n natuurbewaringsgebied) gele\u00eb is.<\/p>\n
Vol bravade en \u2019n sambreel vir die son (ons het sonblok en \u2019n hoed vergeet) volg ons die plaaspad tot by die begin van die 3.4km-staproete.<\/p>\n
Oral is welige plantegroei en kogge-lende vo\u00ebls.<\/p>\n
Ek loer versigtig rond \u2013 daar is nog luiperd in die gebied.<\/p>\n
Skielik toring \u2019n klipstapel (nie-mensgemaak) voor ons op: die 27m-ho\u00eb langklip.<\/p>\n
\u2019n Dapper stapper het die steil klim na bo aangepak. Sy hemp wapper trots in die wind.<\/p>\n
Ons beweeg voetjie-vir-voetjie verder: oor bulte, bo-oor boomstompe, onderdeur rivier-reuse en gly-gly oor groot rotse. <\/p>\n
Aan die einde, maak die rivier voor ons oop. Die natuurprag laat ons vinnig van ons moe\u00eb bene vergeet en maak alles die moeite werd.<\/p>\n
Dan is dit tyd vir terugstap.<\/p>\n
\n Nog aktiwiteite<\/b>\n<\/p>\n
Ander doendinge sluit in kloofklim en bergstap by Nooitgedacht \u2013 adrenalien-verslaafdes moet hul eie toerusting bring \u2013 terwyl bergfietsryers die uitdagende 60km-bergpad kan aanpak. Die roete is egter nie vir die onfikses bedoel nie.<\/p>\n
Lafenis \u2013 kos en eetgoed \u2013 sal by Berghuisie (die huis van die Krugers bo-op die berg) aangebied word, indien vooraf gere\u00ebl.<\/p>\n
Vo\u00eblliefhebbers kan hulle verkyk aan die groot verskeidenheid vo\u00ebls wat hier voorkom. Die pragtige landskap dien ook as \u2019n lushof vir fotograwe.<\/p>\n
\n Bring net jou eie kos en drinkgoed.<\/p>\n Buite op die ruim stoep is daar plek vir braai (onder die sterre). <\/p>\n Omring deur appel- en olyfbome, met die Tsitsikamma-berge op die agtergrond, bied hierdie gerestoureerde hartbeeshuis op \u2019n stukkie grond in die hartjie van Tweeriviere \u2019n rustige wegbreek, skryfMonique 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