Always look for the helpers. In times of hard, in times of challenge, in times of tragedy, they appear. I have always held my grandmother, Ruth, in very high regard. She built this Cavern, poured her heart and soul into creating a business, gave up so much to make it work and she was remarkable. […]
We recently hosted forager, Nikki Brighton, for a Wild and Weedy Weekend. The season has been particularly dry, so there was not as much uncultivated food lurking in the corners of our garden as she hoped but we did find plenty of guta kola and slender celery. Fortunately, the veggie garden at Sungabala had lots
The 19th May was our paternal grandmother’s birthday. The Big5Hike has always landed close to this date and incidentally it was on her 103rd (heavenly) birthday that we did our first Big5 fundraiser. And our target was R103 thousand rand. Ruth has always been my ultimate warrior. She was widowed after 13 short years of
It’s 2023 and it feels as though we go from one crisis to the next. There seems little reprieve from the bashes and it’s hard to keep positive and upbeat. Surround yourself with positive people, take a walk in nature, shut out the gloom. All such good advice but properly difficult at the moment. How
For over 80 years we have called The Cavern home. To us, it’s the great outdoors. It’s the place of many happy returns. It’s our gathering spot, it’s a space for reconnection and its greatest appeal is its ability to restore. There is nothing quite like a mountain, its vastness and its beauty to heal
Inspiration comes in many forms. It’s the quiet word of encouragement, it’s the oozing of well dones and then it’s the great people who motivate us. Mandela Day is an opportunity to do a little bit of good. 67 minutes of good and it is fabulous to see how many people across the globe mark
Growing up at The Cavern has been an enormous privilege. We were surrounded by a large family, many events and happenings and wonderful tales of those that had visited before. The art, that has been collected over many years, makes this resort a special home and it is the collection of Alan Wolton’s work which
On the 23rd June we welcomed the news that we were free to trade unmasked. A huge step towards a more normal feeling and functioning tourism sector. It has been hard to be welcoming with masks, somehow the smile in the eyes is not as engaging as the beam of the full face. What a
Thank you. To the newbies, thanks for coming along with new enthusiasm and energy and to the oldies of the Big5Hike, thanks for your loyal and constant support. For the newbies, The Cavern has been our family home since 1941 and our grandparents’ vision was to leave the world better. Our thanks extend to everyone
UPDATE 25th March: This past week we were invited to join the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Transport and we have been able to highlight the importance of our road access. We will wait 2 weeks for a response but the following promises were made by the Committee: Engage and prepare an oversight visit Request a
