Old Mac Daddy - It's so good we did it twice (Part 1)

This is without a doubt, hands down my most favorite place in the World!
Old Mac Daddy is a little piece of Heaven, even a one night stay feels like you've been out of the hustle and bustle of city life for a week.

Not far from where we stay you'll find the Elgin Valley which is famous for their fresh produce, in particular apples. The entire valley is covered in fruit trees, it really is beautiful.
Old Mac Daddy is neatly tucked away off the main roads where you'll be able to see the shiny silver retro trailers peeping through the apple trees.

Our first visit to Old Mac Daddys was in the beginning of September and it was on our bucket list from the minute I heard about it.
We decided to start our day off as early as possible so we could spend as much time adventuring as possible - no need to set an alarm clock that morning because I could barely sleep I was so excited.

Tractors at Peregine Farm Stall

It turns out the drive from Somerset West to Old Mac Daddy really isn't that long at all. Somewhere definitely worth stopping at along the way is Peregine Farm Stall, they always have a wide variety of goodies to fill your basket up with and have some delicious baked goods. Obviously being situated where it is, there is plenty of fresh and dried fruits to choose from.

We booked into our trailer at about 2 o'clock and were left speechless at the peacefulness and tranquility of the surroundings. Our room Metalmorphosis was beyond COOL (there really isn't any other way to describe it), from the magnetic puzzle that covered the entire trailer to the wall of 'pins' which you can make an imprint of absolutely anything!

Each trailer has an additional lounge/bathroom built onto it which gives you more than enough space, it takes full advantage of the beautiful surroundings. The windows fold all the way open giving you the feeling of sitting in a massive tree house with the birds chirping in the branches right next to you. They have a very Go Green approach and it's so nice to see how they have made something so wonderful and still respected the nature around them. The best part of it all is there is NO cellphone reception (ok there is a little bit in the odd spots but it's best left hidden)

We hadn't been there longer than an hour when we decided we were so in love with Old Mac Daddy that we wanted to extend out stay another night... unfortunately the last room had just been taken. One word of advice if you wanting to stay more than one night is to try and get a different room for each night. They are all so different and unique in their own way.

After we'd unpacked and had a little nibble on our balcony we decided to do a little bit of exploring. There is so much to do at Old mac Daddy, from mountain biking to fishing (they even have fishing rods you can hire from reception) to sitting in front of the fire in the restaurant reading a book - or simply admiring the view from your deck.
The restaurant, Brinny Breezes has a small but delicious menu with their specialty pizzas not to be missed.

After we had dinner we wandered back to the trailer enjoying the night sky and millions of stars we don't usually get to see with all the city lights.
We woke up the next morning to a breathtakingly beautiful mist-filled valley that no words could actually do justice to and before we even checked out we were planning our next visit.

the Old Mac Daddy Trailers

There's also a great kids area which looks like tones of fun, they have a giant tractor to play on and chickens roaming free around it, there play area is also full of neat things to keep kids busy (perfect if the weather isn't that great).

A little kids dream

taking life at a snails pace