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Dave’s mum has moved to Sedgefield which is ‘around the corner’ from us as compared to Sandton where she was living. Even though the travelling time amounts to the same – 4 hours per car or 4 hours at the airport / flying / travelling to and from the airport, it is cheaper and easier for us to visit her in Sedgefield. The drive is fairly easy and we return to Mossel Bay after having lunch with Marguerite and stay at the Aqua Marina Guest House which is run by Noel and Alida Hudson. Noel is extremely friendly and chatty and Alida is fantastically helpful and accommodating.
Aqua Marina Guest House View
Each room has a king size bed, a television set and its own DSTV (satellite) decoder. This is great for us as we can watch the…
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