Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Our official Langebaan accommodation website

Our official website for At the Rocks is now a work in progress, and is available for browsing. Please check back regularly for updates, the website is www.langebaan.biz and has lots of information on Langebaan, as well as more information on the Guest house.

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Saturday, April 01, 2006

Rimflow Pool

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View Spa Bathroom


Lie in the bath and soak away the worries of the world - with a view like this, it is not too difficult!

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The Casual Lounge

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Bedroom


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Saturday, March 18, 2006

At the Rocks, Langebaan

Langebaan is approximately 130 km (one and a half hour's drive) due north from Cape Town. From the N1, take the R27 past Blaaubergstrand - generally in the direction of Namibia - and take the Langebaan turnoff just past the Engen Service station. Another ten kilometers and you are there. See map for exact location of At the Rocks somewhere on this blog.

Contact number for further enquiries: +27 83 454 1313
e-mail: helena@leeuwenvoet.co.za

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Langebaan - different look, different seasons

Please click on any of the pictures to see an enlarged version.

It looks very dull and brown in the summer, but come spring, the wild flowers erupt into a festival of colour.... well worth a visit!

And in winter everything is gloriously green and lush. "Low summer" - our best kept secret.



Wish my garden looked like this all year round! But the festival of flowers takes place during only a short period in July/August/September, depending on the rainfall.

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Friday, March 17, 2006

Update ..... 16 July 2006


The guest house will be open from 1 August 2006. Don't miss this opportunity to see one of the best flower seasons in many years.

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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Chandelier


Where to look first: the chandelier or the view!

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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

How to find At the Rocks, Langebaan



The address is:

65 Tortilis Crescent
Langebaan
7357

Telephone contact number:

083 454 1313

e-mail: helena@leeuwenvoet.co.za

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This black and white image will print better should you want to take this with you.

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Sunday, February 12, 2006

Sunset over The Rocks


The sun sets at about 20:10 this time of the year and the sky turns a delicate pink colour. What a great time to have a cocktail by the swimming pool.
However, the greatest sunsets take place during our winters!

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006


Spring Flowers at the edge of Langebaan lagoon August 2005

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Friday, January 20, 2006

Watersports abound in Langebaan ...

This is a view of our favourite waterskiing spot, Kraalbaai. The rock that you can see in the background is called "Preekstoel" which means "pulpit" in Afrikaans.

In the foreground you will see an enthusiastic water-skiing party comprising the MacPhail family.

Lots of adventurous activities available during the daytime such as kite-surfing, wind-surfing, kayaking, swimming, sailing, etc. Relax on the stope while you watch the sunset before going to one of the many restaurants for dinner.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

At the Rocks, Langebaan - Progress

This is an early version of a web site that we intend to use for our new guest house at Langebaan. Some of the pictures you will see will show the views from the house, the construction as it proceeds, and some shots of wildflowers and kraalbaai, our favourite waterskiing spot.

Langebaan is a small village 130 km north of Cape Town on the West Coast. In days gone by it was primarily a fishing village, but is now a holiday village with most of its properties being owned as holiday houses.

It is a world-renowned centre for watersports the lagoon is approximately 18 km long and at its widest 4 km. The water, unlike the called southern Atlantic which feeds the lagoon, is warm and summer with temperatures up to 24° C. the lagoon and is only on average about 2 m deep and is a paradise for marine birds as well as pelicans and flamingos.

In the springtime the lagoon is surrounded by a landscape of wildflowers which is positively breathtaking. During the winter months the surrounding areas are green and lush, but in the summer the area returns to the typical semi desert dry scrub.

There is very little artificial light generated around Langebaan, and a short drive into the nature reserve will allow you to observe the southern sky at its best, untainted by the light pollution which is common in the of the major cities.

The prevailing wind in summer is the southerly and southeasterly winds. This provides sailors both large and small with the finest safe sailing conditions in the world.

For us water skiers the shelter of kraalbaai provides an opportunity, normally in the early morning or late afternoon to ski on flat water.

Langebaan is also home to "Lucy". Lucy is the footprint of one of the residents of the Langebaan area who lived there 117 000 years ago, thus making it one of the earliest known residential areas of Homo sapiens.

We hope to open our new guest house in the southern hemisphere autumn of 2006. The house will comprise five ensuite bedrooms all with sea views. The house is situated on the edge of a nature reserve and a 10 minute stroll through the nature reserve will take you to the beach.

There are approximately 14 restaurants in the village which provide a range of cuisine with a strong emphasis on seafood.This is a very relaxing part of the world. The skies are normally blue and clear, summer and winter (rainfall is only 100 mm a year in Langebaan).

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