28 Caravan& OutdoorLifeMagazine July^2019
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Heading out of the Addo entrance I
turned left on the R342 back towards
Port Elizabeth. Literally a few kilometres
down the road from the reserve
entrance (as you head back towards the
small village of Addo) is the Lenmore
restaurant, deli and bakery. It’s a great
little spot with a restaurant and an
outside wood-fired oven.
There is fresh bread, rolls and other
baked goodies every day from the
bakery. They also stock all the basics
that one often forgets at home like fire-
lighters, wood, charcoal and some food.
They also have a large selection of exotic
spices and sauces to accompany a good
selection of braai meat and sausage...
I noticed some springbok, kudu and
ostrich carpaccio in the fridge.
Continuing a short distance down
the road is a place that I’ve really got to
love on previous visits to Addo. It’s a
wonderful quirky, inviting place called
The Orange Elephant Backpackers, with
its adjoining Thirsty Herds Pub.
It has a new addition to the herd
called Marley’s Breakfast Café. The “bull
elephant” of the backpackers is John
Alderman, who runs the place with his
son Josh and daughter Kaitlin.
Josh’s girlfriend Marley recently
opened the small breakfast café. She
also helps Josh in his pub, where they
serve pizzas from Monday to Thursdays,
while Fridays and Saturdays arereserved for fire night, when they have a
braai or a lekker potjie on offer.
If more formal dining is your scene,
then continue heading down R342 for
a few more kilometres to the Addo
Wildlife, including Tangelo Restaurant
and Farm Stall.
One enters into the large airy
farm stall selling everything from
handmade leatherwork to clothing
and local food products.
The farm stall looks through to a
large lounge and the restaurant beyond.
But before you sit down for something
to eat, I would highly recommend a visit
to the wildlife centre.
This section has a large collection of
raptors, reptiles, monkeys, squirrels,