Sunday 26 August 2012

African Flower Chain: Link 11

From L'Agulhas we headed to the De Hoop Nature Reserve.  I know it gets really boring to say it was another gorgeous place, but it really was.  


Wonderful Fynbos fields and the most amazing unspoiled coastline.  We saw quite a lot of whales from the shore. No flower there though...


I saved that for the pont at Malgas.  It is the only working hand operate pontoon ferry in South Africa. The children thought this was really cool!


We headed inland to the Klein Karoo and spent the night on a farm in the Matjiesvlei area between Ladismith and Calitzdorp.  The farm lies in a valley in the foothills of the Swartberg not far away from the Gamkaskloof.


Can you see the little white house on the photo above? That's where we stayed...


From there we planned to cross over the Swartberg Pass towards Prins Albert but the pass was closed as a result of the snowfall.


  Instead we visited the Cango Caves, passed through Oudshoorn and crossed the Montagu Pass towards George.


We are back on the coast and spending the weekend with friends and family in the Mosselbay area.

5 comments:

Stel said...

Oh! Ladismith is the nearest to a hometown that I could have!
Lived in Hoeko valley for 3 yrs, granny and auntie still there - I visit every time I go in that general direction :-)

Pigtails said...
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Pigtails said...

Ansie, I found your flower in Malgas woop woop!!!!!!!

Pigtails said...

Ansie, I found your flower on the pontoon!!!

Pigtails said...

Ansie, I found your flower on the pontoon in Malgas!!!