Benoit
France
26/10/2020 - 07/11/2020
Miembro desde: 2020
Miembro hasta: 12/Mar/2020
Active retired couple, we enjoy nature and wild places. We live together with our extended family close to Cape Town but enjoy breaking away tour second (holiday) home in Rooi Els. Rennie enjoys quilting and Keith the kitchen.
Idiomas adicionales que hablamos
afrikaans, neerlandés
Afinidades
Plantas y jardín,
Mascotas,
Ciclismo / ciclismo de montaña,
Senderismo
MásMenosProfesiones
Jubilados,
Amas de casa,
Cuidadores,
Médicos y profesionales sanitarios,
Ciencia e investigación,
Voluntarios
MásMenosProfesión
Keith - meteorologist (weather forecaster), Rennie a nursing profesional (Jubilado)
Nuestras mascotas
One dog - Fritz the Dachshund
Benoit
France
Intercambio no simultáneo
No se permite fumar
Se aceptan niños
No se ofrece uso de coche personal
Abierto a cualquier fecha | Achterhoek, Gelderland, Nederland | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Pyrenees, France |
Descripción de la casa que ofrecemos en intercambio
Large 16 year old brick built split level holiday home. We have no swimming pool but it's only 5 minutes walk to a very safe swimming beach.
A double kayak, used for crayfishing (lobster) in season is available for your use (at your own risk)
Tipo
Casa de dos o más plantas/ Segunda residencia
Comodidades
Entretenimiento
Extras
Entorno
Descripción de nuestro barrio y la zona en que se encuentra
Rooi Els is a quiet rural small village of 150 permanent residents which grows significantly during holiday periods. The village is a conservancy which forms part of the greater Koggelberg Biosphere, a UNESCO proclaimed area which protects the local Fynbos floral kingdom. The coast, ocean and adjacent mountains are controlled by the Western Cape Nature Conservation Department but still forms part of a popular tourist area.
Weather is best described as Coastal Mediterranean Climate, seldom really cold nor hot. Summers, mainly sunny and windy while winter is cool with alternating sunny and rainy days.
Wild animals are still in our village, seals and otter in the ocean and river, small antelope, porcupine, leopard, caracal in the adjacent mountains. A troop of baboons also frequent the village and our home has barred windows to keep baboons outside where they belong.
Our village can only support one small shop and a popular pub. Restaurants and larger shops are in located in the adjacent town of Pringle Bay (7 km / 10 min). For shopping malls, wine farms, golf courses visit Somerset West / Stellenbosch (36 km / 45 minutes) along the R44 a coastal drive with beautiful mountain and sea vistas.
Actividades al aire libre
Ocio
Transporte cercano
Servicios del barrio
Dónde ir y qué hacer mientras se esté en nuestra casa
5 minutes walk to a very safe swimming beach and shallow river estuary where small children enjoy the quiet water and beach sand. If you are a "twitcher" Rooi Els is birding "hotspot" with the Cape Rock Jumper among several sought after bird species. Nearby Bettys Bay hosts one of two coastal penguin colonies on the South African Coast.
Our local pub offers beer, hamburgers and good company but visit Pringle Bay for restaurants and DO remember to phone ahead for table reservations and avoid disappointment.
Outstanding wine farms of Stellenbosch and Hermanus are within 60 km / 1 hour drive.
Cape Town with many beaches, shops, theatres is only 77 km / 1hr 12min drive.
Nuestros restaurantes favoritos
Paseos o rutas para salir a correr
Lo qué nos gusta y lo qué no... Estas son nuestras preferencias y normas domésticas.
We will welcome you in a clean and tidy home, that is all we expect when you return home.
If you are visiting South Africa for the first time, we will meet and greet you at Cape Town International Airport and see you settled in Rooi Els.
Condiciones
Uso de coche personal
Intercambios especiales
Miembro desde: 2020
Miembro hasta: 12/Mar/2020
Active retired couple, we enjoy nature and wild places. We live together with our extended family close to Cape Town but enjoy breaking away tour second (holiday) home in Rooi Els. Rennie enjoys quilting and Keith the kitchen.
Idiomas adicionales que hablamos
afrikaans, neerlandés
Afinidades
Plantas y jardín,
Mascotas,
Ciclismo / ciclismo de montaña,
Senderismo
MásMenosProfesiones
Jubilados,
Amas de casa,
Cuidadores,
Médicos y profesionales sanitarios,
Ciencia e investigación,
Voluntarios
MásMenosProfesión
Keith - meteorologist (weather forecaster), Rennie a nursing profesional (Jubilado)
Nuestras mascotas
One dog - Fritz the Dachshund
Benoit
France
Más de 70 años de experiencia
Local representatives around the world to assist you
Viaje, ahorre y siéntase como en casa en cualquier parte del mundo