My father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer. I had been distracting myself from acknowledging challenging emotions by doing, pushing too hard for perfection and ultimately failing and denting my self-confidence. Turning off the R62 beyond Montagu onto a gravel road headed toward the Starry Starry Night mountain eco-reserve, I knew this getaway would allow me the space to be.
Arriving at Nova StarDome, my cottage for the next two nights, was quite the transition from the noisy city I'd travelled from, save for the distant sound of farm machinery and buzzing bees. There were heartwarming touches inside the cottage: jars of honey, hot chocolate and all the ingredients required to make smores.
The concept of watching the Northern Lights from igloos with skylights in Nordic countries inspired Starry Starry Night's statementmaking feature, Nova StarDome's geodesic StarDome bedroom for stargazing at night.
The dome is a prefab tubular
