Outsiders B & B – Nieu Bethesda

http://nieu-bethesda.com/about/outsiders-bb/

Double Room with en suite bathroom R700.00 per couple per night and YES you get breakfast included. Pet Friendly – no extra cost

Bathroom with shower & toilet
Tea and coffee facilities
Hand and bath towels
Linen
Hot water bottles
Heaters

Katrien met us on arrival with a complementary information book, including a map. it was chilly in the late afternoon but the heater was on and our spacious, spotlessly clean room was cozy.

There were many food options available but we had brought dinner with us. We sat on the veranda outside our room and enjoyed taking in the ambiance along with our food. A slow stroll after dinner was highlighted by a huge flock of pied starlings wheeling through the glowing sky before coming down to roost. As the sun set the village came to life delighting us with its varied architecture, cleanliness and charm.

After a comfortable night in an amazing bed with a snuggy duvet we were welcomed by Katrien’s husband Ian. Together they served us a superb breakfast including homemade bread fresh from the oven and plunger brewed “Italian” Masterton coffee. After breakfast we set out to fill the day with the many offerings around us.

The fascinating Owl House, which glowed with light, entertained us with its many quirks. Justifiably famous.

The Stone Folk led us along a precarious path

The Fossil Centre where we learned about the greatest Mass Extinction to have hit the earth, thought to have been caused by a rise in green house gasses some 253 million years ago (Volcanic eruptions in what is now Serbia released carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.) A chilling lesson we could relate to in light of our current drastic weather pattern changes. It was amazing to see the fossils in the dry riverbed.

A walk across the suspension bridge inspecting the blooms on the quince bushes, listening to the frogs in the river and enjoying the antics of the ground squirrels.