Easter in the Overberg!

Ahoy there sailors!

Easter in the Overberg means it’s time for the famous Passion Play to take place at the Old Harbour in Hermanus. This has to be one of the most unique settings for a passion play. People come annually from as far afield as Johannesburg and Pretoria just to come and watch this truly unique event.

What makes it unique you may ask yourself, is the surrounding. Nowhere else in the world will you find yourself in an old harbour dating back a hundred years or so watching the story of Jesus Christ unfold on and around the cliffs of the Hermanus. The event takes place on Good Friday every year and as the moon rises over Walker Bay so the Passion Play begins.

With the sea as your backdrop the story unfolds. What better place to get the full meaning of this massive biblical story?

One of the best things about the Passion Play at the Old Harbour is you get to take along your picnic basket, blankets, camper chairs and the whole family gets to spend some quality time together.

The Passion Play was originally started by Tannie Lisma Kotze in 1995 with little support as nobody thought she could get the town to cooperate and make this a success, and yet now, 19 years later, the event continues to thrive with Fanus le roux as the Producer and Reichard Singleton as the main actor as well as one of the children’s favourites Geelbek, the donkey who’s been a star since the event started in 1995.

For more information and photos visit http://www.passiespel.co.za/ and http://hermanusonline.co.za/index.php/blog-post/hermanus-passion-play-good-friday-18-april-2014.

Here at The Windsor this is core to our belief of a family spending quality time together. With this in mind we’ve developed a very traditional children’s programme at the hotel so that the kids can have a lot of good old fashion fun at the hotel while mom and pop can sit back and relax.

Included in the children’s programme is an Easter egg hunt, musical chairs, pin the bunny tail, colour in competition and many more activities!

Wish you all pain sailing until we meet again next week, same place, same time. 

HAIRY BUT NOT SCARY

Ahoy there sailors! 

It’s April in the Overberg and the grape harvest in now almost all in. It’s time for all the wine estates to enjoy a little bit of a celebration after bringing in the harvest. Nobody does this better or in a more unique manner than the crazy gang along the Botriver Wine Route. Their harvest celebration is named 'Barrels and Beards Harvest Celebration' and this is going to be their third year of presenting what is truly a unique experience.

Tradition in this wine making area is that during the harvesting period none of the wine makers or people of the wine estate are allowed to shave until the harvest comes in and at the Barrels and Beards Festival the best beard is chosen of the wine makers. This has become a highly contested competition and last year we even saw props being used and special themes chosen to go with these beards. We expect this year will brief to be a hair raising event and we anticipate the winner will win by a whisker!

The event includes complimentary barrel tastings of the 2014 wines, there’s lots to eat and a host of music and entertainment including the famous barrel race. If you are hoping to get tickets to this occasion which cost R 270 per person we have bad news as the event is sold out for this year. The good news is there’s going to be another one next year!

For more information contact Nicolene 082 852 6547 or visit their website. 

This event is limited to only 200 people per year and takes place on the Anysbos Farm. This is truly a must do event for any wine lover, especially those with a sense of humor and adventure!

Wish you all plain sailing until we meet again next week, same place, same time.

It’s GO ! time in the Overberg!

The Good Hope FM Adventure Race is back for the second year and it’s all systems go come the 15^th March 2014.

Teams from all over the Western Cape will descend on the Overstrand next weekend for this unique adventure race that spreads itself our across several towns of the area.

With activities like “THE BLOB” and ZIP lining as well as a host of other surprises that SA Forest Adventures has install for all the participants makes this the most exciting and largest multi adventure races in South Africa!

From the beaches to the mountains, from the rivers to the forest and everything in between comes into play in this action packed event fun for everyone and showcases so many of the area’s unexplored treasures.

This is a short video clip of 2013’s adventure race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S22tTYEtKW8.

The event is planned and organized by SA Forest Adventures who have yet again put into place all the safety precautions that are necessary for an event such as this and have the approval and support of the local emergency services and traffic control authorities.

Good Hope FM brings the vibe and the music as the headline sponsor they make sure they put the FUNK into the event.

It’s time to MOVE & GROOVE !!!!!!!!!

For more details join their Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/events/618066061581650/) and have a look at their website (http://saforestadventures.co.za/index.php/adventure-race/) .

 It’s a great day out for contestants and spectators alike. Be sure to be in the area to get a taste of this fun filled occasion!

The BLOB

Rafting

Sand Boarding