Pemin SebastianSep 25, 20191 minThis is where it all begins…… again!September is springtime in South Africa when nature realises that it is time to wake up and be fruitful. But, of course before the fruit...
Pemin SebastianAug 15, 20192 minCooking up a storm!Our cooks Peggy and Phandile are well rested after their holidays and are now ready – as we say in South Africa- to ‘cook up a storm’. It...
Pemin SebastianJul 19, 20191 minAll our rooms are now the sameFor the first time since the property was built all our rooms are now the same style and design, but it has taken a while to achieve...
Pemin SebastianJul 10, 20191 minSigns of the timesDuring the closed season there is always plenty to keep us occupied both on the estate and in the Guest House. It is a good time to catch...
Pemin SebastianMar 13, 20192 minHarvest TimeWe have been waiting for a couple of years now for our olive grove to recover from its severe pruning followed by last years scorching...
Pemin SebastianFeb 12, 20192 minBe prepared……to see the light!It was at the beginning of December when we were first warned of the possibilities of ‘loadshedding’ on receipt of a notification from...
Pemin SebastianFeb 6, 20192 minAnd along comes LenaThere once was a happy donkey called Cesar who lived with his ‘jenny’ (lady donkey) called Rosalie in a beautiful paddock on the Galenia...
Pemin SebastianJan 21, 20192 minIt does what it says on the tin!We have noticed, since we got into the Extra Virgin Olive Oil business, that our guests were a little reluctant to pack glass bottles of...
Pemin SebastianSep 12, 20181 minSpringtime in the Western CapeSpringtime is with us again. In spring it is difficult to say what kind of weather we will have – sometimes brilliant sunny days, at...
Pemin SebastianJul 23, 20181 minLooks FamiliarWe are happy to say that our contractors are working well and our new rooms are beginning to look familiar again. All six rooms are now...
Pemin SebastianJun 18, 20181 minSeeing is BelievingThere is no better way to explain the progress on the reconstruction of Rooms 1 to 6 than to show pictures of the progress so far. We are...
Pemin SebastianMay 25, 20181 minOne, two…..here we go!Well things are certainly going in the right direction – upwards. Here are a few pictures to show the progress on the rebuilding of rooms...
Pemin SebastianMar 15, 20181 minUp and running againFor two weeks now, we have operating our ‘much reduced’ property, and whilst it seems strange it is nice to have guests staying on the...
Pemin SebastianFeb 24, 20181 minUpdate Saturday 24th February 2018Words like ‘surreal’ ‘bizarre’ and ‘was it all a dream/nightmare’ spring to mind. The sun is shining and apart from the fact that we have...
Pemin SebastianFeb 23, 20181 minNEWS FLASH – Friday 23rd February 2018Disaster strikes – a veldt fire which appears to have started in Montagu town this afternoon has raced along the Langeberg fynbos and...
Pemin SebastianFeb 22, 20181 minOlive harvest on the horizonIt's that time of year again. As the sun shines and olives fatten up and begin to ripen our thoughts turn to how we are going to get them...
Pemin SebastianMay 16, 20162 minOlivesOn first sight it was the impressive Cape Dutch style main house and the accompanying cottages of the hospitality business that attracted...
Pemin SebastianMay 12, 20163 minWelcome to GaleniaGalenia – a new name on the South African hospitality scene – is a rebranding of the estate and four star, bed and breakfast guest lodge...