Today is the last camping day of our ZA trip and it will be a busy day. First i had to take the MH to the Wash Rack, which i previously had made an appointment for 9 AM for a Full cleaning. However, we had to unload the MH and pile everything on the ground as we ask the Wash Rack people to clean inside and outside including a complete vacuum of the storage area. The food stuff and Fridge was left for us.
After delivering the MH to the Wash Rack we started to sort out what we would need for our trip to Victoria Falls and then decide how to arrange the other stuff so we would only have our limit of 50 Lbs in each bag. We started with 1 large Hockey bag and two smaller sports bags. This was proving to be most difficult as we appeared to have too much stuff for the bags. I really don't how that could happen. Like i told Carroll it was her fault but I blaming her anyways. ha ha. I then googled KLM to see if our bag limit was 2 per person and if i read it correctly that we are allowed 2 bags each weighing not more than 50 lbs each. So we went shopping for a 4 th bag/suit case. Now with the 4 bags we had to do some more re-arranging but I think we have the bag weight down to 50 Lb limit.
After 2 1/2 hours af packing and repacking I went and retrived the MH. They did a fantastic job and only charged 20.00 Cdn. Then we started to put the bags and other stuff back in the MH and it was about that time I realized the MH was too dam small.
Since we had to return the MH to KEA tomorrow we called to see what time we had to have it back. They said 3 PM would be great so we decided to hit the wave pool and worry about cleaning the fridge and the cupboards tomorrow. I always say " Don't do today; what you can leave for tomorrow". However, we rec a Bonus by calling the KEA office. They are really helpful and they ask if we had a hotel to say at tomorrow night. Carroll told them we called a couple but could not get thru. They said ;good, we have Guest Siutes for our customers, free of charge, and you are welcome to stay with us. We also have a kitchen so bring your supper and cook it on site. Talk about luck???
After a couple of hours at the pool we decide to see if the 5 PM Game drive had an opening and it did so we took the 2 hour game drive just to kill the evening. These are not wild animals , in fact the Rhino's was a tame as a Milking cow. However, it was an enjoyable evening.
After supper we headed back to the indoor/outdoor Hydro pool for our last swim. Actually !/2 of the crowd from the previous night must have went home because they were not there. Also we were not the only Whites in the pool. Many of the Muslum ladies go in the pool fully dressed.
Note: this may be the last Blog until I get to Okotoks because we will return the MH tomorrow and then off to Vic Falls, where i will not have a connection. I am on a Vodafone SIM card and it does not work in Zimbagwe.
Thursday, 12 January 2012
10 Jan move to Bela Bela
Bela Bela will be our last camp site as we will be here for 2 days to PACK and to have the MH washed and cleaned. Ironically, Bela Bela was were we stated for the first two nights of our trip. I'm sure you folks all knew that because you would have read in the Blog for 1 and 2 Nov.
To refresh your memory Bela Bela ( previously called Warmbath until the ANC gov't decide to change some city names to a Black Africa name ) has many attraction that all go with the price of admission. They have a huge hot pool for swimming, a Wave pool and a couple of small pools for toddlers. Along with the swimming they have a water slide, a Tube slide, a Single Zip line and paddles boats. For an extra fee they have Cable skiing which is water skiing pulled by a cable around a 1/2 KM oval waterway.
They have a fair size hotel and convention centre. But most of all they have 2 Olympic size Hot pools. One is inside and one is outside and they are attached by a 50 foot Isthmuis.
When Carroll and I went to the pool tonight I could not find another white person. I was not sure if I was in India or Iran. I actually thought there was some kind of Muslum/ Indian convention but I was advise otherwise. When i ask were they all came from the answer was mainly Pretoria. You probably know that Pertoria is the capital of ZA and with a large population of Muslums and or East Indians... join that up with the ANC and the minority Whites don"t have a pray about the SAY in Gov't. Enough about politics.
When we came to Bela Bela in Nov the price R160 per night and because this is "High" season the price was R360. Talk about inflation, actually they call it " screwing the Public " .
To refresh your memory Bela Bela ( previously called Warmbath until the ANC gov't decide to change some city names to a Black Africa name ) has many attraction that all go with the price of admission. They have a huge hot pool for swimming, a Wave pool and a couple of small pools for toddlers. Along with the swimming they have a water slide, a Tube slide, a Single Zip line and paddles boats. For an extra fee they have Cable skiing which is water skiing pulled by a cable around a 1/2 KM oval waterway.
They have a fair size hotel and convention centre. But most of all they have 2 Olympic size Hot pools. One is inside and one is outside and they are attached by a 50 foot Isthmuis.
When Carroll and I went to the pool tonight I could not find another white person. I was not sure if I was in India or Iran. I actually thought there was some kind of Muslum/ Indian convention but I was advise otherwise. When i ask were they all came from the answer was mainly Pretoria. You probably know that Pertoria is the capital of ZA and with a large population of Muslums and or East Indians... join that up with the ANC and the minority Whites don"t have a pray about the SAY in Gov't. Enough about politics.
When we came to Bela Bela in Nov the price R160 per night and because this is "High" season the price was R360. Talk about inflation, actually they call it " screwing the Public " .
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
9 Jan Monday Sun City
Today we went to Sun city which is Theme Park located 20 KM from the Nation Park but in the middle of NOwhere. This is a mining area , mostly platinum so why the built here is beyond me, possible because the land was available and cheap. There is a town 5 KM away but I am quite sure no one in that town can afford to go to the theme Park. The closes city is Pretoria which is about 1 1/2 hour drive and Joburg would be at least 2 hours so that would be where the majority of the patrons would be from. The theme park has a huge Hotel, some less expensive self catering chalets, a large Wave pool with a sand beach, a "Killer" watwer slide , a casino and a huge amphitheatre to watch sports and each seat has a VLT screen to take youe money as you watch sports.
Now, a little story about the Casino; Carroll plays the machine but I don't but you need to purchase a card for R20 ( 2.50 cdn ) before you can play. you then insert the card and insert your money which goes directly to this card. there are no coins nor slips of paper, it is all on the card so if you win it goes up and if you lose it is deducted. As the story goes i was standing in line with Carroll to get her card. A security lady approaches me and rambles on in Afrikan. I said "what" and she switch to English and said, turn your hat around backward. My reply was " what for". she said you are under cover, please turn you hat around backward. Carroll picked up on her request right away and said to me the camera can't see your eyes because of the peak. So i turned my hat around backwards. This was a first for me and I have been in many Casinos in several different countries.
After Carroll lost her 20.00 dollars we decide to go thru the back gate to the park which was about 30 KM from our camp site. During this self drive we had hope to see tha t wild Elephant ( just kidding ) and the every elusive leopard. We did see Elephants ( and I kept my distance ) huge Rhinos, several Giraffes, Warthogs and a Red Hartebeest which looks similar to a Wildebeest but is rarely spotted except in western ZA and this was in the north.
On out way home we decide to stop at one more Dam just to see if there were and Hippos waiting for a " Photo Op" by us tourist. The road to the Dam was about 2 KM long but was a Cul de Sac and had a 1 lane bridge. We did spot the Hippos but they could only be seen from the bridge and as luck would have 7 more tourist like ourself came behind us so I had to wait until they crossed the bridge. Just as I entered the bridge we seen an Elephant standing on the road. I looked at Carroll and said ; I seen this movie before and there is no Dam way I'm crossing the bridge first. So we waited until another car past the Elephant and i stopped him and ask where the Elephants was now as I could not see him. The driver said he was 100 M off the road so I made a run for it. No More Elephant hunting for me.
We got home around 4:30 so Carroll did a Wash as we only have 3 more days of camping before we fly to Victoria Falls. Around 7 PM we went to the resturaunt on the camp site as we are down sizing our fridge before we return the MH. I had Venision Pie with Puff Pastry for 12.00n Cdn and Carroll had pork chops for about the same price. I can't believe they can make money with these prices but I assume the waiters rely on tips.
Now, a little story about the Casino; Carroll plays the machine but I don't but you need to purchase a card for R20 ( 2.50 cdn ) before you can play. you then insert the card and insert your money which goes directly to this card. there are no coins nor slips of paper, it is all on the card so if you win it goes up and if you lose it is deducted. As the story goes i was standing in line with Carroll to get her card. A security lady approaches me and rambles on in Afrikan. I said "what" and she switch to English and said, turn your hat around backward. My reply was " what for". she said you are under cover, please turn you hat around backward. Carroll picked up on her request right away and said to me the camera can't see your eyes because of the peak. So i turned my hat around backwards. This was a first for me and I have been in many Casinos in several different countries.
After Carroll lost her 20.00 dollars we decide to go thru the back gate to the park which was about 30 KM from our camp site. During this self drive we had hope to see tha t wild Elephant ( just kidding ) and the every elusive leopard. We did see Elephants ( and I kept my distance ) huge Rhinos, several Giraffes, Warthogs and a Red Hartebeest which looks similar to a Wildebeest but is rarely spotted except in western ZA and this was in the north.
On out way home we decide to stop at one more Dam just to see if there were and Hippos waiting for a " Photo Op" by us tourist. The road to the Dam was about 2 KM long but was a Cul de Sac and had a 1 lane bridge. We did spot the Hippos but they could only be seen from the bridge and as luck would have 7 more tourist like ourself came behind us so I had to wait until they crossed the bridge. Just as I entered the bridge we seen an Elephant standing on the road. I looked at Carroll and said ; I seen this movie before and there is no Dam way I'm crossing the bridge first. So we waited until another car past the Elephant and i stopped him and ask where the Elephants was now as I could not see him. The driver said he was 100 M off the road so I made a run for it. No More Elephant hunting for me.
We got home around 4:30 so Carroll did a Wash as we only have 3 more days of camping before we fly to Victoria Falls. Around 7 PM we went to the resturaunt on the camp site as we are down sizing our fridge before we return the MH. I had Venision Pie with Puff Pastry for 12.00n Cdn and Carroll had pork chops for about the same price. I can't believe they can make money with these prices but I assume the waiters rely on tips.
8 jan Sunday Game Drive
Sunday was dedicated to several Self drive Game drives in hopes that we could finally find that elusive Leopard especially when there are 35 of them within the park. So, bright an early ( around 7 AM ) we head out on the hunt. We were out for approxi 3 hours and seen Hippos, Elephants,giraffes, Zebras, Wildebeast and of course 100's of different species of Antilope. Antyilope are just "cannon fodder" for the Lions and Leopards. By this time it was getting too hot (33C ) so we return to camp; had breakfast, then hit the pool as it was nearly empty, since all the trailer trash had return home to start another year, both at work and at school. We decide that 5 PM would be a good time for another self drive.
It seems funny in hind site, at how much time we can spend watching a Hippo do mostly nothing while waddling around in a pond of water, or a graceful Giraffe muching on a tree branch.
So when 5 PM arrive and the Sun was a little less hot, we did another Self drive but each time we go out to a different area. This time we planned to be at a Dam where we had hoped the animals would come for a drink, as they normally do. about 6 PM we arrived at the Dam and seen 5 Hippos that were either playing or just mad at each other. They would roar, raise there head out of the water and open their huge mouth. However, we did not see them fight like they would do if a new male tried to join the herd. Then we decide to mossey up the road hoping to see something; and this were the story gets interesting.
As we came around a corner traveling at no more that 20 KMH we see an Elephant plodding down the road in our direction. Carroll immediately grabs the camera for an " action " and believe me , we got action. After Carroll snapped the pic we could see that the Elephant was in a bad mood because he was waving his head, flapping his ear and his trunk was going up and down and over his tusk. This had all the potential of becoming problem if the Elephant want the whole road. Bare in mind , these roads are dirt, just wide enough for 2 vehicle to pass slowly. A 7 ton Elephant takes up most of his 1/2 of the road, leaving very little room for a car to pass. And our MH is "slightly" larger the a Camary, so we need a little more of the road. So I decided to back up and to give the Elephant his space but he went from plodding to a fast walk so I assumed he did not want us on his road. I tried to back up faster but I had to stay between the ditches or i would be stuck and I had to back around a curve, which is not easy, even without an Elephant in persuite. When the Elephant got within 20 feet or so I realized we were in a "No win " situation and my brain was in "overdrive" looking for a solution. All while Carroll was giving me directions, but to this day I have no idea what she said nor what good it would do. Luckily the Elephant stayed on his have of the road so I stopped going backwards hopping he would pass us without causing a fuss. Now, for any of you folks who have not driven a vehicle with a 6 speed tranny, you will not know that you can not shift directly from reverse into Low gear. You have to take it out of reverse, let it sit in netural for a second and then shift into Low. However as the Elephant got closer, my brain lost some of its' ability to think fast so i was fighting the gear shift. I finally got it into Low and I waited until the Elephant was even with the front of the MH and then I "floored " it to get past him. At this particular time Carroll was hollering " close your window... "close your window". I later advised Carroll that i had 2 hands and one was on the steering wheel and the other on the gear shift. As we past the Elephant he bellowed at us and flung his trunk but did not hit the MH. He aslo chase us down the road but I did not even slow down or look back for about 2 KM. We feel lucky that we got away unscathed but we did here that a pickup truck recieved a dent in it earlier in the day by an Elephants swinging its' trunk.
I think my heart was racing for the next 1/2 hour so needless to say we had enough "Elephant Hunting " for one day so we returned to camp for supper.
It seems funny in hind site, at how much time we can spend watching a Hippo do mostly nothing while waddling around in a pond of water, or a graceful Giraffe muching on a tree branch.
So when 5 PM arrive and the Sun was a little less hot, we did another Self drive but each time we go out to a different area. This time we planned to be at a Dam where we had hoped the animals would come for a drink, as they normally do. about 6 PM we arrived at the Dam and seen 5 Hippos that were either playing or just mad at each other. They would roar, raise there head out of the water and open their huge mouth. However, we did not see them fight like they would do if a new male tried to join the herd. Then we decide to mossey up the road hoping to see something; and this were the story gets interesting.
As we came around a corner traveling at no more that 20 KMH we see an Elephant plodding down the road in our direction. Carroll immediately grabs the camera for an " action " and believe me , we got action. After Carroll snapped the pic we could see that the Elephant was in a bad mood because he was waving his head, flapping his ear and his trunk was going up and down and over his tusk. This had all the potential of becoming problem if the Elephant want the whole road. Bare in mind , these roads are dirt, just wide enough for 2 vehicle to pass slowly. A 7 ton Elephant takes up most of his 1/2 of the road, leaving very little room for a car to pass. And our MH is "slightly" larger the a Camary, so we need a little more of the road. So I decided to back up and to give the Elephant his space but he went from plodding to a fast walk so I assumed he did not want us on his road. I tried to back up faster but I had to stay between the ditches or i would be stuck and I had to back around a curve, which is not easy, even without an Elephant in persuite. When the Elephant got within 20 feet or so I realized we were in a "No win " situation and my brain was in "overdrive" looking for a solution. All while Carroll was giving me directions, but to this day I have no idea what she said nor what good it would do. Luckily the Elephant stayed on his have of the road so I stopped going backwards hopping he would pass us without causing a fuss. Now, for any of you folks who have not driven a vehicle with a 6 speed tranny, you will not know that you can not shift directly from reverse into Low gear. You have to take it out of reverse, let it sit in netural for a second and then shift into Low. However as the Elephant got closer, my brain lost some of its' ability to think fast so i was fighting the gear shift. I finally got it into Low and I waited until the Elephant was even with the front of the MH and then I "floored " it to get past him. At this particular time Carroll was hollering " close your window... "close your window". I later advised Carroll that i had 2 hands and one was on the steering wheel and the other on the gear shift. As we past the Elephant he bellowed at us and flung his trunk but did not hit the MH. He aslo chase us down the road but I did not even slow down or look back for about 2 KM. We feel lucky that we got away unscathed but we did here that a pickup truck recieved a dent in it earlier in the day by an Elephants swinging its' trunk.
I think my heart was racing for the next 1/2 hour so needless to say we had enough "Elephant Hunting " for one day so we returned to camp for supper.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
7 JAN Golden Gate N.P. to Pilaneberg N. P.
This trip would cover approxi 500 KM and would take us thru the rest of the Free State, Gauteng province and into the most northern state of Limpopo, which borders on Zimbabwe. The first 2 hours was thru the Free state and this is obviously part of the "Food Basket" for ZA. The corn fields never seem to quite and there were many filds of beans and peas. Every small town we passed thru had 10 or 12 silo elevators so thet speaks for itself. We also seen some potato field for the fisrt time and i notice that there was not irrigartion so I assume they get enough rains as the crops looked great. Then we got on N3 which is a Toll highway so the speed change to 120 KMH but I noticed that most of the drivers , skipped their reading class because i was doing 120 and they flew by me. I was stopped once by the police but I think he was doing a commerical vehicle check and he thought I was a bus. He just checked my licence.
As we continued north we seen many more cattle than cash crops and about half were dairy herds. The dairy cattle are mostly Gursey.
As mentioned we were on N3 heading for N1 and then to N4 this all seemed fairly simple. After an hour or so I figure we should be nearing N4 until carroll says you are heading SE not North as we thought we were. Needless to say the maps are not good but we also ingnored the GPS, which we should not have done. by now I'm a little peeved so i whip into a gas station to ask directions. I ask the clerk who was black to direct me to the town on Britz. She said ask the gas attendant. I ask the gas attendant who was black and he said , " I'm not working today ".i said I don't give shit if you are working or not : just tell me how to get to Britz. So he notice by Fowl dispostion and called to buddy who was pumping petrol for a White lady. I too noticed the white lady so i went directly to her and she said turn left on 512 and don't get off it for 40 KM and you will be in Britz. Thank you white lady. We did got thru several small towns but we finally arrived at our destination . This would be our last chance to see the Big Five because when we leave here on tuesday our "Elephant" hunting is done. the park is beautiful and the camp site is great and the bonus is that most of the people will leave sunday morning as the kids start the new school year on Wedesday and the parents summer holidays are over. while signing in we noticed that the park hotel, chalets is affiliated with RCI time share. Anyhow we parked at our camp site, and since it was around 3:30 it must be "Miller Time" . The temp was 33C so we took a dip in the pool to cool off. Then back to the camp site for a "Braai" ( Bar-B- Q ) of lamb chop.
As we continued north we seen many more cattle than cash crops and about half were dairy herds. The dairy cattle are mostly Gursey.
As mentioned we were on N3 heading for N1 and then to N4 this all seemed fairly simple. After an hour or so I figure we should be nearing N4 until carroll says you are heading SE not North as we thought we were. Needless to say the maps are not good but we also ingnored the GPS, which we should not have done. by now I'm a little peeved so i whip into a gas station to ask directions. I ask the clerk who was black to direct me to the town on Britz. She said ask the gas attendant. I ask the gas attendant who was black and he said , " I'm not working today ".i said I don't give shit if you are working or not : just tell me how to get to Britz. So he notice by Fowl dispostion and called to buddy who was pumping petrol for a White lady. I too noticed the white lady so i went directly to her and she said turn left on 512 and don't get off it for 40 KM and you will be in Britz. Thank you white lady. We did got thru several small towns but we finally arrived at our destination . This would be our last chance to see the Big Five because when we leave here on tuesday our "Elephant" hunting is done. the park is beautiful and the camp site is great and the bonus is that most of the people will leave sunday morning as the kids start the new school year on Wedesday and the parents summer holidays are over. while signing in we noticed that the park hotel, chalets is affiliated with RCI time share. Anyhow we parked at our camp site, and since it was around 3:30 it must be "Miller Time" . The temp was 33C so we took a dip in the pool to cool off. Then back to the camp site for a "Braai" ( Bar-B- Q ) of lamb chop.
6 Jan Carroll's Birthday
This was not our most active day by a long shot. We did not get mobile until 10 AM as we just admired the mountain scenry that surrounded our camp site and we talked to the neighbours looking for info on other likely sites to visit on our last leg of our trip. Most campers are only too glad to make suggestion and most of their suggestions are great. Then we drove around the National park for about 2 hours admirering the scenery and then headed for the small tourist town of Clarens. This town is littered with small boutigues and resturaunts. But it also attracts a large tourist crowd, us included. First, as is our habit, we stopped at the Information booth and the lady was full of suggestions, most of them very interesting.
However,after a short Walkabout the town, we happen to find the German Brewer/pub/resturaunt who was giving 6 beer samples so that got my attention. After tasting the beer, one of which was not drinkable, we decide to have their Lunch Plate for two which was an assortment of cheese , bread, cold cuts and sauage. I also told the waiter I would like a pint of one of the samples so i could get the "full body flavour". Both the beer and the Lunch Plate were excellent.
Then we checked out the German resturaunt to make a reservation for 7 PM for a German supper and it was superb. I had Lamb Shank and Carroll had a Pork Snitzhel.
After supper we now had to drive about 20 KM to our camp site and it was very dark mainly because we were surrounded by the mountains. Just as we left the town we seen a tire burning in the middle of the road and this made me a little concerned. I slowly got closer to see what was happening but I was prepared to return to town and ask for a police escort past this area if necessary. But as we got closer, there was nobody around the burning tire so I quickly skirted around it and headed home , arriving safely but wondering what the tire burning meant.
However,after a short Walkabout the town, we happen to find the German Brewer/pub/resturaunt who was giving 6 beer samples so that got my attention. After tasting the beer, one of which was not drinkable, we decide to have their Lunch Plate for two which was an assortment of cheese , bread, cold cuts and sauage. I also told the waiter I would like a pint of one of the samples so i could get the "full body flavour". Both the beer and the Lunch Plate were excellent.
Then we checked out the German resturaunt to make a reservation for 7 PM for a German supper and it was superb. I had Lamb Shank and Carroll had a Pork Snitzhel.
After supper we now had to drive about 20 KM to our camp site and it was very dark mainly because we were surrounded by the mountains. Just as we left the town we seen a tire burning in the middle of the road and this made me a little concerned. I slowly got closer to see what was happening but I was prepared to return to town and ask for a police escort past this area if necessary. But as we got closer, there was nobody around the burning tire so I quickly skirted around it and headed home , arriving safely but wondering what the tire burning meant.
Monday, 9 January 2012
5 Jan Thursday Gariep Dam to Golden gate National park
I confused the dates again but I should now be back on track. When we left Gariep , we took the secondary roads on the advise of a " supposedly " well traveled camper, who was just a bundle of knowledge on any topic. After some of the roads he put us on , I might want to give a piece of my mind.
We have now entered the Free State ( FS ) (the name of the province )which by ZA standards is considered to be mostly flat but it is no Parire ,as it is also very mountainous. As we entered the state it was mostly grazing land and i was afraid the scenery would be boring.
Before I go any further, the Free State wraps around 2 sides of another country by the name of LESOTHO which is located in the middle of ZA. South Africans consider it a pain in Ass as it is not a prosporous country nor one you would care to pass there, so they mainly go around it. " Hello Quebec " do you still want to separate?
As we traveled further into the FS, it became obvious that this was an agriculture area. They have huge fields of Beans, peas, some cereal grain and mostly corn. Some area were mainly fruit like peaches and Apricotes. It seemed that every town or city had huge concrete silos which were obviously elevators for storing the grain. I was surprised that I did not see any fields with Canola, althought I'm told they do grow it here.
In the area where there was grazing land, we expected to see hundreds of cattle grazing but it was not so; then again the cattle could have been else were on the land.
We traveled 500 KM today and that is a lot of traveling for ZA due to some road conditons of some secondary roads. As we got to within 100 KM from the Golden Gate National Park we could see the topography changing . The mountains became solid rock formations and the scenery was wonderful. It kind of made you slow down to drink in the different formations. In fact we just had to stop and takes some Pics. It's amazing what the wind, rain and water can do to a rock over a few hundred years and the beauty it can form on the rocks.
We actual came to this area to visit a small tourist town called Clarens, much like Banff, AB except on a little smaller scale. We will visit the town tomorrow so you will get a report in the next blog
We have now entered the Free State ( FS ) (the name of the province )which by ZA standards is considered to be mostly flat but it is no Parire ,as it is also very mountainous. As we entered the state it was mostly grazing land and i was afraid the scenery would be boring.
Before I go any further, the Free State wraps around 2 sides of another country by the name of LESOTHO which is located in the middle of ZA. South Africans consider it a pain in Ass as it is not a prosporous country nor one you would care to pass there, so they mainly go around it. " Hello Quebec " do you still want to separate?
As we traveled further into the FS, it became obvious that this was an agriculture area. They have huge fields of Beans, peas, some cereal grain and mostly corn. Some area were mainly fruit like peaches and Apricotes. It seemed that every town or city had huge concrete silos which were obviously elevators for storing the grain. I was surprised that I did not see any fields with Canola, althought I'm told they do grow it here.
In the area where there was grazing land, we expected to see hundreds of cattle grazing but it was not so; then again the cattle could have been else were on the land.
We traveled 500 KM today and that is a lot of traveling for ZA due to some road conditons of some secondary roads. As we got to within 100 KM from the Golden Gate National Park we could see the topography changing . The mountains became solid rock formations and the scenery was wonderful. It kind of made you slow down to drink in the different formations. In fact we just had to stop and takes some Pics. It's amazing what the wind, rain and water can do to a rock over a few hundred years and the beauty it can form on the rocks.
We actual came to this area to visit a small tourist town called Clarens, much like Banff, AB except on a little smaller scale. We will visit the town tomorrow so you will get a report in the next blog
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