“We’ve been living in Australia for many years, but fortune brought us to Cape Town less than a year ago. For years it was unthinkable that we would ever leave easy, safe, prosperous, tropical Brisbane to come back to South Africa – but we did, and we have certainly not regretted it. In fact, we’ve loved it.
Coming to Woodstock was a pleasant experience from the first day. We enjoy the mix of people, the sounds of mosques and church bells. The fields in Melbourne Road are a gathering place for energetic dogs and their devoted owners. Sophie (our Golden Retriever) has helped us to meet many warm and interesting people, some of whom have become close friends.
The traffic bustle of Main/Victoria Road was quite a challenge at first – but we have grown to love it – give way constantly, and receive constantly in return.
The weather, however, remains a bit of a challenge (after the tropics). One can only presume that we’ll get used to this wind! But the sunny warm days in between are superb.
And Roodebloem Road is getting more interesting by the day! Having a choice of good eating and socializing places so near to home is a real boon!
And there’s a group of people who are devoted to maintaining the best features of Woodstock, and forever on guard against slack council maintenance and developers who don’t have the community’s best interests at heart.
Woodstock for us is a genuine community – more so than any other place we’ve lived in. Nearby are many people who will help if we need it. We’ve even had offers of help from neighbours whose names we don’t yet know. We consider ourselves very fortunate to have found our new home here.”
