We always feel so happy when one of our guests contacts us excitedly recounting the journey they enjoyed with us on the Pride of Africa. Not too long ago we received this letter from Lorre Lei who hails all the way from New Orleans. We would like to share her letter with our readers wherein she says that Rohan reminds her of Prince Charles. We hope you enjoy her description of the train trip she had with us!
That prompted me to pull out the photo album and the journal of the trip. Tea at Victoria Hotel with string trio. Walked to train station by Mr. Vos, himself, who looks somewhat like Prince Charles. Greeted by staff with champagne and red carpet. Arid landscape with lots of scrub trees and anthills.
Reminds me of the California foothills north of San Francisco. Afternoon landscapes giving way to old mountain ranges in distance on either side of train.
Some crops with irrigation, mostly cattle and sheep worked from horseback with sheep dogs. Lots of windmills. Raced by the lake with the pink flamingos. The Karoo is a harsh, barren place to live with an oasis here and there. Matjiesfontein is such a place. It was developed as a resort and was a good place to cure asthma and TB. A local museum contains a huge eclectic collection of Victoriana.
Ostrich farms remind me of the ostrich medallions for dinner last evening. Please feel free to use any of the above. I thought Mr. Kimberley Arid landscape with lots of scrub trees and anthills. The Karoo The Karoo is a harsh, barren place to live with an oasis here and there.
