Famous Guests
All of our guests are famous. Here are some of the more recent visitors and their stories:
Visiting once again is strongman Ryan and his beautiful bride to be Cindy accompanied by friends Riaan and Laurian.
Jenny brought her hard working husband Ian for a well deserved break at Clements Retreat.
We must be doing something right. King Of the Mountains (see below for his original visit) Andrew Marsay, his wife Linda and friends Audrey and Gerald were back at Clements to enjoy the wide open spaces and the tranquillity. Audrey enjoyed her best sleep in years. Andrew and Gerald highly recommend the mountain hiking facilities at Shelter Rock.
Chanel and daughter Angie came all the way from Margate to enjoy a ride in the country with son Dean in his shiny new wheels. The roof folds into the boot at the press of a button. Clements Retreat proved a good base for touring, including a visit to Sun City.
All the way from Germany via Botswana are the beautiful Daniela and Heide. Their car broke down so their stay became longer than planned. "No nicer place to break down than Clements Retreat", says Heide.
Visiting for the horse riding at Saddle Creek are the two Stevens and the beautiful girls Daleen, Britney, Mischa and Cina.
Enjoying the exclusive wide open spaces of Clements Retreat are Emma, Tom, Irene and Sean. Skye, the Siberian Husky, also thinks the farm is a cool place.
Charl and Judy Ferreira brought little Luke and Christopher as well as Wayne, Vicky and Alexandra Botha (and the well behaved Juno and Jakes) for a long overdue break. Charl is an expert in raising capital for mining and resource companies.
Most recent visitors from the West Rand are Rani and Shabeer.
This years winners of the Bride of the Year award from Sonshaw Wedding Photographers enjoyed their prize of a weekend at Clements Retreat. Here the beautiful Samantha (in the driving seat) and Jason (providing the power) demonstrate their farming skills.
It was wonderful to enjoy the company of fellow guest farm owners. Annatjie and Chris Geldenhuys brought their son Leonard to Clements Retreat for a long overdue break. If you are looking for pet friendly accommodation visit them at Saamrus Guest Farm.
Recovering from a journey all the way from the Cape and Durban are three beautiful girls: Gill, Mona and Brenda.
The Easter bunny arrived at Clements Retreat on schedule. Sonja and Florian Kurz brought Nick, Mirabel, Nina, Till, Sophie, Georgia, Juliana and little Fabian for the long Easter weekend all the way from Botswana. Sophie and Georgia tell me that they enjoyed the waterfall, the horses and feeding the ostriches.
Wedding photographers of note need a break from their busy schedule. Shaun and Sonja Powell hosted Neels, Wilma, Jan and Annemarie to a fun weekend. The laughter is still echoing around the farm. Shaun is a chef famous for his oxtail.
Two busy families came together to chill out from City stress at Clements Retreat. Marlene Narainsamy brought husband Melvin and daughters Nashmikah and Yarrushka as well as attorney Mervyn Naiker with his lovely wife Pravashini and daughter Thivaasha.
Motlatsi, Tumi and little Oratile came for the Om die Dam marathon. When he's not training Motlatsi is an actuary at RMB and Tumi is in the hospitality industry.
Ryan and fiance' Cindy are extreme adventure people who came for the horse riding at Saddle Creek and the Via Ferrata at Shelter Rock. Don't mess with him -- he's an amateur boxer.
Mandy and Brett Oosthuizen with Dylan, Dominique and Julia. All the way from Gaborone, Botswana. They enjoyed a mini holiday visiting the Valley of the Waves at Sun City, horse riding at Saddle Creek and quad biking at In the Gorge Adventures. Dylan has ridden many quad trails and rates them the best by far.
Jannie and Drika Nel with son Bertie and grandkids Zhian and Nikki. They loved the superpool. If you're thinking of moving to Oz, Jannie's your man for the move.
Andrew Marsay and his wife Linda and son Peter. Andrew is famous for winning the incredible Harrismith mountain race.
Murray and Maxine Kennett from Botswana with the two Catherines and the irrepressible Amy. Catherine came all the way from Lichfield, Staffordshire, England to be with us.
Mbaliyethu and rugby player Thabo -- soon to be seen playing for the Lions in the Super 14
Gary and Mirrina Clinton and their family and friends celebrating Tiffany's birthday. From the left: Charl, Donovan, Dion, Tiffany, Mirrina, Gary, Hannes, Savannah, Annalisa, Tracy, Marieta, Wuanita and Leroy. Mirrina assures me they are not related to Bill and Hilary Clinton, the former American Presidential couple.
Deon Terblanche and the travelling golf family. They chose Clements Retreat for their 5th anniversary venue for their annual jamboree. In the picture are Danie, Deon, Jacques, Ludwig, Pieter, Francois, Pieter and Werner. Not in pic: Andreas.
Andrew Gill. Executive in charge of Business Development at Avusa. His wife Taryn is the Publisher of Soccer Life. They are seen with their family enjoying the country and taking a well deserved break.
Fiona Budd: Famous ballerina and one of the two Directors of the South African Ballet Theatre. The most beautiful and graceful gate opener ever to visit Clements Retreat.
Jenna and the young professionals. Taking a break for the weekend are Jenna, Lior, Guy and Eduardo. The cows are impressed by their visitors.
Brendan Jack: Star of the movies Crazy Monkey Straight Outta Benoni and Footskating 101 . Also our son. Seen with his fiance' Pia.
Famous Zurich Opera House soprano Lisa-Jeanne Lorenz with family including published poet Mom Elza Lorenz.
We get lots of families and their friends who reunite in the peace
and quiet of our lovely Valley.
Here we have Estie Beukes and her brother and sisters celebrating a birthday at Clements.
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