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- Tag 10
- Mittwoch, 25. Januar 2017 um 17:47
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.469 m
SüdafrikaHobhouse29°31’48” S 27°8’26” E
Hobhouse Day 2 cont.
25. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We walked down to the bridge where we'd stopped yesterday. We investigated a rushing water sound at the bridge that neither of us noticed yesterday - there was a weir and a small waterfall on theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 11
- Donnerstag, 26. Januar 2017 um 20:22
- 🌙 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.830 m
- SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’55” E
Hobhouse to Rhodes
26. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Today was a big adventure: We left Hobhouse about 7:30 and I drove the first bit. The road was good and there was little traffic. It took us an hour and a half to get almost to Sterkspruit - half-wayWeiterlesen
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- Tag 11
- Donnerstag, 26. Januar 2017
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.830 m
- SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’55” E
Rhodes
26. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Our little house on the corner of Church and Vorster streets in Rhodes dates from about the 1940's.
It is called Kleine Schatz (Little Treasure) and
here are some pics to give you the idea:
FrontWeiterlesen
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- Tag 12
- Freitag, 27. Januar 2017 um 18:00
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.829 m
- SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’48” S 27°57’54” E
Rhodes Day 1
27. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
It was a bit overcast and cool this morning, but we needed to research petrol and Coca Cola purchases. We expected Rhodes to be better equipped than Hobhouse, but it isn't. Petrol can be bought by theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 12
- Freitag, 27. Januar 2017 um 18:46
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.830 m
- SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’56” E
Rhodes Day 1 pm
27. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We went to the Rubicon Restaurant for lunch: it was a bit of a disappointment - burgers or boboti was the choice, and no Coke Light 🙄
POps was feeling poorly today so this afternoon I walked up theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 13
- Samstag, 28. Januar 2017 um 20:18
- 🌙 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.830 m
- SüdafrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’56” E
Rhodes Day 2
28. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
It was a beautiful morning! And it was wash day. Lucky for us there is a washing machine in the house and a long washing line outside.
After all the hard work we took a walk around the village.
AndWeiterlesen
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The Dutch Reformed church in Rhodes. The story goes that a Scots Presbyterian Dominee held services for the settlers, alternating English and Dutch services. After the Anglo-Boer war he was so incensed by the British treatment of Boers in the concentration camps that he refused to hold English services ever again.
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- Tag 14
- Sonntag, 29. Januar 2017 um 08:20
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.041 m
- SüdafrikaBowden30°45’1” S 28°10’41” E
Mountain flowers
29. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We were told the wild flowers in the mountains would be good - and they were. Here are a few samples.
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- Tag 14
- Sonntag, 29. Januar 2017 um 10:03
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.886 m
- SüdafrikaElands Heights30°46’50” S 28°13’26” E
Rhodes to Kokstad
29. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Another day of adventure and climbing to the Top of the World for the 3rd time. We were told the road to Mount Fletcher beyond Naude's Nek was fine, and it was - at least it was better than the roadWeiterlesen
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- Tag 14
- Sonntag, 29. Januar 2017 um 16:12
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.333 m
- SüdafrikaKokstad30°32’38” S 29°25’2” E
Kokstad
29. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We spent the night at Lindela House, a lovely Victorian house. Breakfast in the fancy dining room, and POps found the bookshelf!
It was not far to Oribi Gorge, so we did some shopping at Pick 'n' PayWeiterlesen
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- Tag 15
- Montag, 30. Januar 2017 um 10:27
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 657 m
- SüdafrikaBanginyama30°39’37” S 30°0’55” E
Hotter and Hotter...
30. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We have dropped from the Eastern Cape Highlands to the KZN Lowlands - Just past Harding and about 800 m altitude.
The last of the East Griqualand hills; the Ingeli Natural Forest; a bluegum and pineWeiterlesen
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- Tag 15
- Montag, 30. Januar 2017 um 15:37
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 426 m
- SüdafrikaBaboons Castle30°39’38” S 30°19’13” E
Oribi Gorge
30. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We drove through the Gorge to get to Beechwood Cottage at the top near the Oribi Gorge Hotel. It's hot and humid - we have a fan going flat out 😓
The Gorge is lovely, choc-a-block with birds weWeiterlesen
Michele TarbotonLooks as though you're having fun. Enjoy the gorge and don't get lost while searching for that Narina Trogon like we did. :-)
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- Tag 16
- Dienstag, 31. Januar 2017 um 07:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 420 m
- SüdafrikaBaboons Castle30°39’40” S 30°19’15” E
Oribi Gorge Day 1
31. Januar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This morning dawned cloudy and misty. It must have rained quite heavily during the night but we missed it! We were up at sparrows and into the Gorge by 06:30. As expected our birding list grew quite aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 17
- Mittwoch, 1. Februar 2017 um 08:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 423 m
- SüdafrikaUgu District Municipality30°39’4” S 30°18’19” E
Oribi Gorge Day 2
1. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The weather was better this morning, so after breakfast we set off up the road to Lake Eland Game Reserve 16 km away (8 km from the Gorge). It seems to be mostly a place for adventure seekers: 18 zipWeiterlesen
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- Tag 17
- Mittwoch, 1. Februar 2017 um 16:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 424 m
- SüdafrikaUgu District Municipality30°39’4” S 30°18’18” E
Oribi Gorge Day 2 pm
1. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
About 4 pm we decide to have one more search for that elusive bird. The Gorge was great again but there was no Trogon 😣.
The sky was fairly clear in the evening so I tried (not very successfully)Weiterlesen
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- Tag 18
- Donnerstag, 2. Februar 2017 um 10:54
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.518 m
- SüdafrikaMzimkulwana29°45’10” S 29°25’44” E
Oribi Gorge to Underberg
2. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We left Beechwood Cottage and said goodbye to their myriad dogs at 07h30. We're getting better and better!
POps drove the first bit to Kokstad while I clicked away with my phone - not veryWeiterlesen
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The cement factory. The huge scar in the mountain is behind and to the left. I was unable to get a good pic at 60 kph...
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Not as bad as it looks. Traffic was just coming through our end of a long Stop/Go.
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- Tag 19
- Freitag, 3. Februar 2017 um 06:00
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.880 m
LesothoMateanong Community29°35’6” S 29°17’20” E
Underberg Day 1: Sani Pass UP
3. Februar 2017 in Lesotho ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Stuart McLean, our guide for the day, arrived sharp at 06h00 to pick us up in his Toyota Land Cruiser RV (nice car!). We piled our warm gear, walking sticks and munchies into his car and set off.
ItWeiterlesen
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- Tag 19
- Freitag, 3. Februar 2017 um 09:00
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.913 m
- LesothoThabana Ntlenyana29°32’53” S 29°13’8” E
Underberg Day 1: Lesotho
3. Februar 2017 in Lesotho ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
On the other side of the Pass it was clear although still very cloudy. Stuart stopped at all the good places to show us Drakensberg siskin, dark-capped yellow warbler, mountain wheatear, and even CapeWeiterlesen
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- Tag 19
- Freitag, 3. Februar 2017 um 13:00
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.772 m
- LesothoHodgson’s Peaks29°33’13” S 29°13’47” E
Underberg Day 1: Lesotho mountain flower
3. Februar 2017 in Lesotho ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
The wild flowers on the mountain scenery were very pretty. Here are some to admire.
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- Tag 19
- Freitag, 3. Februar 2017 um 15:00
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.244 m
- SüdafrikaThe Twelve Apostles29°35’53” S 29°18’43” E
Underberg Day1: Sani Pass DOWN
3. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
What goes up has to come down and so we had to descend the RSA side of Sani Pass. We stopped again at the top for a comfort break and to take pictures of the cloud hanging like a white cloth over theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 20
- Samstag, 4. Februar 2017 um 09:00
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.625 m
- SüdafrikaGarden Castle29°51’18” S 29°17’52” E
Underberg Day 2
4. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After yesterday's adventure today was looking quite tame, which is not a bad thing. We left The Old Hatchery peacefully after breakfast and turned right on the Drakensberg Gardens road instead of leftWeiterlesen
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- Tag 20
- Samstag, 4. Februar 2017 um 15:00
- 🌙 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.487 m
- SüdafrikaCostmore29°43’56” S 29°33’33” E
Underberg Day 2 pm
4. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
We had a bigger adventure in the afternoon.
Decided to find the road we went on with Stuart yesterday out of Himeville. This was great to start with - the white storks and bald ibis were still in theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 21
- Sonntag, 5. Februar 2017 um 10:59
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.063 m
- SüdafrikaDargle Stream29°29’36” S 30°10’32” E
It rained and it rained and it rained...
5. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Of course we woke at 06h00 - and we had arranged for our stuff to be portered back to the car at 08h00 - so we were ready early!!
In the end we left The Old Hatchery just after 8.
And it was cloudyWeiterlesen
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- Tag 22
- Montag, 6. Februar 2017 um 08:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.071 m
- SüdafrikaLimit Hill28°31’18” S 29°48’54” E
Naunton Guest House, Ladysmith
6. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Naunton's was nice. The room was comfortable with a big window on a rather lovely garden.
The big excitement was this morning with lots of birds in the garden even in the rain. There was a pair ofWeiterlesen
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- Tag 22
- Montag, 6. Februar 2017 um 11:59
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.740 m
- SüdafrikaNewcastle27°39’12” S 29°38’3” E
Ladysmith to Memel
6. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We were a bit lazier today as we didn't have far to go. After all the excitement of baby cuckoos we had breakfast in Naunton's dining room (R100 each - ouch!) and then packed up the car in the rain.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 23
- Dienstag, 7. Februar 2017 um 20:21
- 🌙 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.724 m
- SüdafrikaMemel27°41’9” S 29°33’48” E
Memel Day 1
7. Februar 2017 in Südafrika ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Schalk came for breakfast and then we went birding in the Seekoeivlei. It was quite wet and there were one or two watery 4x4 spots we had to swim through.
We checked in at the first bird hide - whichWeiterlesen
