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If
you are seeking the stimulating buzz of a busy place, or the luxuriant
pleasures of a warm coastal resort, read no further - Jakkalsfontein
is not for you.
An impression of the Jakkalsfontein experience
The West Coast
of the Cape is wild, certainly, but with a reticent
and austere beauty which stems from sand, sea and sky, the patterned
mosaics of fynbos, and the rolling inland hills. Some Jakkalsfontein
mornings are made magical by banks of early fog, through which loom
the dimly perceived dune-shaped roofs. These drifting mists leave
behind them sparkling spider webs like diamonds in the salvias,
and a sudden sight of vast blue sky. Our evenings may glow with
the brilliance and splendour of scarlet sunsets, dissolving into
the cold, green sea. In due season, the not-so-distant desert heat
burns into bush and beach, with shimmering mirages trance-dancing
over Dassen Island and stunned stillness in the veld.
The scents and
sounds of Jakkalsfontein add other dimensions to
the pleasures of place. There is the sharp sensuality of breeze-borne
shore smells, all salt and seaweed, contrasting with the gently
accented perfumes of sun-warmed fynbos. The nights are filled with
frogsong, and the changeless yet ever-changing roar of the restless
sea forms the background of our days.
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TOUGH, TOUGHER, HONEY BADGER…
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2009/07/01
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By
Steyn Marais
Reserve Manager
One of Jakkalsfontein’s more secretive residents is the honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known by the Afrikaans name, ratel. The only glimpse that...
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