• Jo-Anne Richards and Jo-Anne Hitchens running the Art of the Memoir workshops at the Karoo Art Hotel Barrydale
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Route 62 sports car road tripping

Posted on Wed June 10, 2026.

Photographer Ian Fairley captured the sheer joy of driving the passes and distant horizons of Route 62 in a car that you're passionate about while on the Giulia Jaunt. The hotel with it's ideal midway position between Cape Town and the Garden Route has become a favourite stop over for the sportscar crowd.

We like to put a Dale behind every hotel take over. As in Ferrari-Dale below. And others 2000-Dale - thanks to Ross Chrichton's Cape 2000 annual tour invasion 

Sputnik-Dale. Sputnik the hotel's Rolls Royce Silver Wraith is the car equivalent of Charlie the dog. This is his turf. With a number plate change in honour of guest escourt. Here leading 120 Harley's into town for ...Harley-Dale

Destination central for all those who seek the roads less traveled 

We've had Lambo-Dale. Porsche-Dale, MG-Dale, Jimney-Dale 

Standby for Vintage-Dale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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