Featherbed Nature Reserve at Knysna

A relaxing morning checking out the waterfront shops etc. because or organised tour to Featherbed Nature Reserve did not commence until the afternoon. It was quite cool and rainy all morning and our tour guide was concerned that the excursion would be quite unpleasant. Fortunately, the weather cleared and we were able to enjoy a boat cruise from Knysna (pronounced ny-sna) to the reserve .

Only 2 years ago the reserve was destroyed by fire as was a lot of the town. The main building was rebuilt and as part of the attempt to regenerate the bush, visitors can shoot seed balls into the scrub using a shanghai/slingshot. A novel way of planting trees. We had the option of walking back down to the main building - pretty much all downhill - although some of the steps were uneven, but the views were lovely.

So, a pretty quiet day today. Tomorrow we had towards Port Elizabeth which completes the garden route of South Africa.Read more