April 2022

In today’s post, we are taking you to Fairy land. Whether you believe in fairies or not, this is a lovely place to visit.

In a previous post of last year (you can read about it here), we briefly mentioned Pixie & Fairy Village in Jacobs Bay. Recently though, I decided to treat my mom and her sister on a visit to Jacobs Bay’s famous fairy site … you’re never too old to admire fairies.

Entrance to Pixie and Fairy Village at Jacobs Bay

According to a website, Pixie Maritz grew up on a farm “Mpanza” in KwaZulu-Natal. As a young girl she would spent many hours in the forests and rivers looking for the mythical river fairies from traditional Zulu folklore. Throughout her life, she has been fascinated by the silent world of fairies and pixies. The farm has been incorporated into the Zulu Kingdom and there’s not much left of it today.

In the meantime, ‘Mama Pixie’ (as she is now known) moved to Jacobs Bay and created her own Pixie & Fairy Village.

Let’s have a stroll through her wonder world.

(In case you wonder about the “green shade” of the photo’s: The village is covered by a big green net which have an influence on the quality of the pictures … let’s say it’s “fairy dust”).

We were welcomed by these two little fellas
There are several small ponds and the sound of rippling water is soothing to your ears
Dwarfs relaxing next to the pond
There are several castles in the tiny village
One of the castle’s inhabitants
You will find tiny houses everywhere
Friendly dwarfs (and even some Smurfs) make their appearance in the forest
I did find a lovely fairy
Even old Gulliver is present in the Pixie & Fairy Village
More dwarfs showing their presence
Here we have Peter Pan and Tinker Bell
‘Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil’

There are so much more to see here … there is literally a fairy or dwarf around every little corner. But for now, we will conclude with these two.

Tired after all the excitement of listening to the whispering of all the small creatures

Once you’re outside the village, there are more little statues, like Grandma and Grandpa and their dog. There is also a small nursery with wonderful little plants, as well as lots of succulents on sale.

Grandma, Grandpa and their dog – there is so much detail here
The sign directing us towards Pixie and Fairy Village
Pretty flowers in the garden
More colourful flowers
At the car park of Pixie and Fairy Village

As we walked out of Pixie and Fairy Village, I noticed a sign for a labyrinth. That reminded me of the many labyrinths we walked on our Camino’s in Spain and Portugal.

The entrance to the labyrinth

What is a labyrinth?

It is from ancient origin, but is basically just a path laid out where you can walk slowly while quieting your mind. I normally use this time to think about everything I’m blessed with and at the end, I will say a thank you prayer (today I’m thankful to do this scenic trip with my mom and aunt).

The West Coast Labyrinth
Interesting “wild life” on the labyrinth
The centre of the labyrinth

After our visit to the Pixie and Fairy Village, I decided to treat my mom and aunt with something to drink at the pleasant little bay of Jacobs Bay.

The view of the restaurant at Jacobs Bay
Tea with a view

We enjoyed our hot drinks in a sunny spot at the little bay and decided to take one last walk along the beach before returning back home.

The beautiful beach at Jacobs Bay
Last view of the bay at Jacobs Bay

It was a lovely morning with my mom and aunt. We enjoyed our visit to Fairy land (taking us back to our childhood), as well as the beauty of Jacobs Bay.

Before we got back in the car, we dusted off our clothes to make sure that all the fairies stayed in Jacobs Bay.