Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The Joys of Autumn

Our apologies again for not keeping you more updated on the happenings here at The Roundhouse Guesthouse.

The past two weeks have been both busy and quiet. Shark Alley, our new shop in Kleinbaai, is now in full operation. 99% of the construction and alterations are done, and the new stock arrived last week, filling the shelves with some really stunning clothing designed by our very own Elna and Dave Caravias.

Great White Shark Tours, one of the eight operators in area, have reported continued excellent sighting of Great Whites throughout the last two weeks, and the visibility is starting to go back to winter levels too. In other exciting news, White Shark Diving Co have reported that their new boat is due very soon, probably this week!

Have a good week in the meantime, its now less than 80 days to the FIFA World Cup 2010!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Ending Off Summer With A Bang

Our sincerest apologies for not posting anything here for the better part of two weeks, it has been whirlwind of time at The Roundhouse.

We have been almost solidly booked each day for the last two weeks, with representatives of all parts of world gracing our guesthouse. Tonight, we have a Swedish family and British couple, amongst others, staying with us. A few nights ago, we had a couple from Minnesota in the States on their honeymoon, and a family from Holland.

Aside from that, the weather has been absolutely bizarre, ranging from cold and miserable to perfect beach weather... on the same day! Luckily, this hasn't effected the shark cage diving as we have had consistent sightings of around 5 sharks per trip. The excellent viewings for this traditionally low season are here to stay, it seems, until the high season starts again.

Our new shop, Shark Alley, has been open for around 2 weeks now, and it looks fantastic! The signs are up and its almost fully prepared, with just small maintenance jobs left to do. If you ever find yourself in Kleinbaai, please come have a look inside. We are very proud of it.

The wet season in Mozambique is coming to an end now, so planning a diving holiday in Mozambique without fear of torrential rain is possible now. Why not give it a try?