Animal count: bushbucks, dolphins, rock dassies, whales, frogs, cattle, cape mountain zebra, monkeys, horses, sheep, seals
The so called Garden Route is a section of South Africa's southern coast that runs east to west, with mountains along the north and the Indian Ocean along the south. Knysna, where we stayed for a few nights, is near the top end.
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| our home in Knysa - nice |
Actually Storms River, in Tsitsikamma Park is the top end. We spend a great day hiking along the coast to the storms river end, where it meets the sea by way of a dramatic waterfall.
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| coastline walk |
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| are you sure this is part of a trail???? |
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| rest stop and a well placed seagull |
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| river's edge waterfall |
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| a whale! |
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| bushbucks |
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| dassies |
We went through it and on to Hermanus, a seaside town in the middle of sweeping fields of canola and hay and grape vines. but the first time the sea really smelled like the sea to me was when we passed along the very scenic road from Betty's Bay Cape Town.
The Ocean was magnificent, and the landscape dramatic, especially as the sun was setting behind a cloud. The cloud's gold-rimmed edge provided even my wee camera a decent shot. I imagine that a professional would take this landscape and make an entire series of travel brochures and calender photos that might set him or her up for a nice little retirement somewhere maybe, well here for example.
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