Sunday and the place to be for breakfast is the 'Fish River Sun' Hotel, once a casino. This tied in nicely with my exploration of the N72 towards East London having seen the lighthouse yesterday. I pulled off on the west side of the river and had a look around before proceeding across the road bridge to find my champaign breakfast, at only R120.00 a bargain and a pleasant way to while away your Sunday morning.....
A buffet of cereals, fruits, frieds, grilled or poached Danishes and, of course plenty of 'Bucks Fizz' and coffee. Replete I had a wander around the gardens before taking a trip down to the river through a historical site where the British army had an encampment, 'Camp Maitland'. Ledgend has it that they were cursed by a tribal witch who lived by the river bank and refused to move peacefully when the army occupied the area. The drive also shows part of a very interesting golf course including the river as a hazard and ends at the old stables which have been converted into a recreation area.
I wandered down to explore the river mouth and the beach which is also sandbar across the mouth of the river. As I have mentioned before this affords safe areas for watersports and fishing. Whilst I was there a young lady of 10 or 11 years caught a fish whilst her father looked on. He told me later that she had completed one of the items on her 'bucket list' and was now “Done with fishing.” A cool drink in the bar of the old stables before I departed the hotel.
Having met the son-in-law of the proprietor at the 'Sun' I called in at the Nature View Farm Store, on the left before you reach the river, had a delightful cream tea and purchased a bottle of fresh pineapple juice which they produce on the premises. I was invited to drive down to the farm house and see the view from the bottom of the garden – the photographs speak for themselves. The river is 80 metres sheer drop below and they also look across to a game reserve where all manner of wild animals roam, beats a fish pond or rockery any day of the week! I would recommend that you call in if passing as they have a wealth of knowledge of the animals, birds, insects and even snakes of the area.
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