Trip #6 Kromrivier
Trip #6 Kromrivier and surrounds in the Southern Cederberg.
TRIP REPORT – Kromrivier – WESTERN CAPE - INLAND REGION – 3, 4 , 5, 6 November 2023
Departing late morning after a final brief to Marianne, our house-sitter for this trip, Ralph headed out on the N1 using the Toll Road to head to our first proposed stop at Op-Die-Berg, via Worcester and the Ceres. The intention was to fuel up there, lunch and visit a town neither of them had been to before. Jeremy had also planned to try and renew his SA Passport at the temporary Home Affairs Office. (just to see if the system actually works beyond the main city centres).
Arriving at Op-Die-Berg Ralph was filled up at the local co-op and Andrea and Jeremy wandered into the adjoining store to enquired about a good spot for lunch. They were directed to a small coffee establishment with a difference... The local store was a treat of hardware items and excellent pricing, from tools, to gumboots and everything in between to provision the local farming community.
The Wonderlik Restaurant was truly "wonderful", the large hangar was divided into 3 sections comprising the restaurant seating area, loosely sectioned off by antique cupboards and book case room dividers from the farm machinery and new sales tractors. A further sliding divider hid the workshop from view but the smell of oils grease and diesel were apparent. Service was prompt, the coffee potent and prices as only found in the Platteland. It was a remarkable place of interest, historical features and a working and sales establishment adding to its uniqueness. The Owner's interests came through in the well-stocked library, wooden and gut Slazenger and Dunlop tennis rackets and classic vehicles most notably a 50's era Holden Monaro Fastback, in left-hand-drive.