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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further Reading

Winter time is AGA time Thu June 11, 2026

Here the AGA maestro Bjorn Vai gives an overview of our AGA. A long term companion on Sue and Rick Melvill's journey: From the design department at the Blue Moon Company. To the Prynnsberg Estate on the founding of Melvill & Moon, to the Karoo Art Hotel.

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Tee Hardman did Karoo Ink 2026 to a T 👍. Thu May 28, 2026

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.. Yes, the pictures from Karoo Ink do tell a story. But it's the comments of the participants that paint their own picture of what a gifted teacher and spirit builder Tee Hardman is. It was the best of times . Standby. There's smudge on the distant horizon (Oct) called charcoal.

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It's Rock n Rugby with Dobbo and friends July 3/4 Sun April 26, 2026

This will be the fourth of the annual hotel take overs where the inspirational Stormers coach and Renaissance man John Dobson takes the conductors baton of the Karoo Art Hotel for a rugby and entertainment weekend of note combined with a powerful development agenda for Barrydale rugby

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