Kitchen table start-up shows how to keep costs down to the bone

Pulling off on an Elands Wave.
Pulling off on an Elands Wave. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

We pulled out of Muizenberg at daybreak in a clapped-out grey Ford panel van with the engine stuttering at first and then smoothing out on our ride to Elands Bay.

When we got to Elands Bay the surf was up. We parked the panel van on the grass near picnic area, donned our wet suits, paddled out to the left break and started tearing up waves. Continue reading “Kitchen table start-up shows how to keep costs down to the bone”

Lessons from Karoo country life

Karoo
Karoo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In one of the small Karoo towns we drove around looking for a place to get something to eat en route to the coast. A friendly stranger at a service station gave us directions to a small cafe where he said that the food would be good. We were not disappointed.

In fact, the hamburgers and chips were wholesome and tasty. Better than anything we could have bought from the large fast-food chains which were in any event absent from this town. Continue reading “Lessons from Karoo country life”