{"id":16485,"date":"2015-04-20T16:25:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T14:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=16485"},"modified":"2015-04-25T16:27:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T14:27:02","slug":"snapshots-from-the-tail-end-of-the-kknk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/snapshots-from-the-tail-end-of-the-kknk\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshots from the tail-end of the KKNK"},"content":{"rendered":"
10 & 11
\nApril
\n2015<\/div>\n

Back in 2007 I went on an epic matric trip to the KKNK in Oudtshoorn. Recently I joined my dad and headed back to the town<\/a>\/fest for the first time in 8 years. Even though we were there at the tail-end of the festival (the last few days) I was surprised at how quiet things were…and at how little some of the things\/places I remember from last time around had changed.<\/p>\n

It was a long drive and the actual time we spent in Oudtshoorn\u00a0was quite stressful unfortunately, so I didn’t really get to explore or shoot a lot. I did take a few touristy snapshots though…<\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

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We’d missed a lot of the festivities at the nearby sportsgrounds etc. but the main street market area was still relatively busy on Friday\u00a0night…mostly with food stands (kudu burgers seemed to be a favourite) but also with the free RSG stage where Francois van Coke was launching his new album<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

On Saturday I did some very brief exploring. Being pretty much the last day of the fest, things were very much winding down but there were still quite a lot of people milling around and eager vendors trying to peddle\u00a0their wares\u00a0to the dwindling crowds.<\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

(Not where we stayed, but I took the identical photo of the yellow sign 8 years ago so had to do it again…the white sign was a new addition…)<\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

The public market area was pretty much like any\u00a0you’d find in Cape Town – an uninspired mix of Chinese clothes, the usual assortment of African tourist fare and then the occasional weird ones, like the classy ‘unisex g-string’ and scatter cushions stand…<\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

For a R20 ticket I got to wander around the fancier market, one I remember from my last trip to the KKNK. It was also pretty strange\u00a0though in that it stocked everything from biltong to incongruous\u00a0Verimark-style products (the amazing non-tangling hose, wonder vegetable peelers etc.). I did manage to find my cheap and cheerful Oudtshoorn souvenir though – a lumo teal ostrich feather keyring. Score.<\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a>\u00a0\"KKNK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"KKNK<\/a>\"KKNK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

We left town straight after the band’s gig ended round 4pm and motored back to Cape Town\u00a0with no time\u00a0for\u00a0sightseeing. I couldn’t resist a rear-view shot of the infamous Ronnies Sex Shop though.<\/p>\n

\"KKNK<\/a><\/p>\n

Being back was odd and had me in a weird nostalgic headspace for a while…it’s scary how fast time really can fly.<\/p>\n

\"Self<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"selfie<\/a><\/p>\n

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