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- Giorno 10
- mercoledì 25 gennaio 2017 17:47
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitudine: 1.469 m
Sud AfricaHobhouse29°31’48” S 27°8’26” E
Hobhouse Day 2 cont.
25 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLeggi altro
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- Giorno 11
- giovedì 26 gennaio 2017 20:22
- 🌙 18 °C
- Altitudine: 1.830 m
- Sud AfricaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’55” E
Hobhouse to Rhodes
26 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌙 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-wayLeggi altro
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- Giorno 11
- giovedì 26 gennaio 2017
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 1.830 m
- Sud AfricaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’55” E
Rhodes
26 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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:
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- Giorno 12
- venerdì 27 gennaio 2017 18:00
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitudine: 1.829 m
- Sud AfricaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’48” S 27°57’54” E
Rhodes Day 1
27 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLeggi altro
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- Giorno 12
- venerdì 27 gennaio 2017 18:46
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitudine: 1.830 m
- Sud AfricaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’56” E
Rhodes Day 1 pm
27 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLeggi altro
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- Giorno 13
- sabato 28 gennaio 2017 20:18
- 🌙 15 °C
- Altitudine: 1.830 m
- Sud AfricaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’56” E
Rhodes Day 2
28 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌙 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.
AndLeggi altro
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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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- Giorno 14
- domenica 29 gennaio 2017 08:20
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitudine: 2.041 m
- Sud AfricaBowden30°45’1” S 28°10’41” E
Mountain flowers
29 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Giorno 14
- domenica 29 gennaio 2017 10:03
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitudine: 1.886 m
- Sud AfricaElands Heights30°46’50” S 28°13’26” E
Rhodes to Kokstad
29 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 roadLeggi altro
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- Giorno 14
- domenica 29 gennaio 2017 16:12
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitudine: 1.333 m
- Sud AfricaKokstad30°32’38” S 29°25’2” E
Kokstad
29 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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' PayLeggi altro
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- Giorno 15
- lunedì 30 gennaio 2017 10:27
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitudine: 657 m
- Sud AfricaBanginyama30°39’37” S 30°0’55” E
Hotter and Hotter...
30 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 pineLeggi altro
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- Giorno 15
- lunedì 30 gennaio 2017 15:37
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitudine: 426 m
- Sud AfricaBaboons Castle30°39’38” S 30°19’13” E
Oribi Gorge
30 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 weLeggi altro
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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- Giorno 16
- martedì 31 gennaio 2017 07:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitudine: 420 m
- Sud AfricaBaboons Castle30°39’40” S 30°19’15” E
Oribi Gorge Day 1
31 gennaio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 aLeggi altro
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Pete (who's seen a Narina Trogon in Oribi Gorge) said that the cool birds sit on the road markers. There were no birds, Trogon or otherwise, on the markers we searched.
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- Giorno 17
- mercoledì 1 febbraio 2017 08:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 423 m
- Sud AfricaUgu District Municipality30°39’4” S 30°18’19” E
Oribi Gorge Day 2
1 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 zipLeggi altro
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- Giorno 17
- mercoledì 1 febbraio 2017 16:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 424 m
- Sud AfricaUgu District Municipality30°39’4” S 30°18’18” E
Oribi Gorge Day 2 pm
1 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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)Leggi altro
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A stream in the picnic area which flows into the Mzimkulwana which formed the Oribi Gorge.
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- Giorno 18
- giovedì 2 febbraio 2017 10:54
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 1.518 m
- Sud AfricaMzimkulwana29°45’10” S 29°25’44” E
Oribi Gorge to Underberg
2 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 veryLeggi altro
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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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The most boring job in the world. When the queue is so long you don't even have to wave your flag.
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- Giorno 19
- venerdì 3 febbraio 2017 06:00
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitudine: 2.880 m
LesotoMateanong Community29°35’6” S 29°17’20” E
Underberg Day 1: Sani Pass UP
3 febbraio 2017, Lesoto ⋅ ⛅ 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.
ItLeggi altro
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- Giorno 19
- venerdì 3 febbraio 2017 09:00
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitudine: 2.913 m
- LesotoThabana Ntlenyana29°32’53” S 29°13’8” E
Underberg Day 1: Lesotho
3 febbraio 2017, Lesoto ⋅ ⛅ 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 CapeLeggi altro
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- Giorno 19
- venerdì 3 febbraio 2017 13:00
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitudine: 2.772 m
- LesotoHodgson’s Peaks29°33’13” S 29°13’47” E
Underberg Day 1: Lesotho mountain flower
3 febbraio 2017, Lesoto ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
The wild flowers on the mountain scenery were very pretty. Here are some to admire.
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Wild poppy grew everywhere around the new road. Stuart said it's a pioneer species which explained it.
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- Giorno 19
- venerdì 3 febbraio 2017 15:00
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitudine: 2.244 m
- Sud AfricaThe Twelve Apostles29°35’53” S 29°18’43” E
Underberg Day1: Sani Pass DOWN
3 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLeggi altro
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- Giorno 20
- sabato 4 febbraio 2017 09:00
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitudine: 1.625 m
- Sud AfricaGarden Castle29°51’18” S 29°17’52” E
Underberg Day 2
4 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 leftLeggi altro
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- Giorno 20
- sabato 4 febbraio 2017 15:00
- 🌙 20 °C
- Altitudine: 1.487 m
- Sud AfricaCostmore29°43’56” S 29°33’33” E
Underberg Day 2 pm
4 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌙 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 theLeggi altro
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- Giorno 21
- domenica 5 febbraio 2017 10:59
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 1.063 m
- Sud AfricaDargle Stream29°29’36” S 30°10’32” E
It rained and it rained and it rained...
5 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 cloudyLeggi altro
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- Giorno 22
- lunedì 6 febbraio 2017 08:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitudine: 1.071 m
- Sud AfricaLimit Hill28°31’18” S 29°48’54” E
Naunton Guest House, Ladysmith
6 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofLeggi altro
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- Giorno 22
- lunedì 6 febbraio 2017 11:59
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitudine: 1.740 m
- Sud AfricaNewcastle27°39’12” S 29°38’3” E
Ladysmith to Memel
6 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 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.Leggi altro
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- Giorno 23
- martedì 7 febbraio 2017 20:21
- 🌙 17 °C
- Altitudine: 1.724 m
- Sud AfricaMemel27°41’9” S 29°33’48” E
Memel Day 1
7 febbraio 2017, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌙 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 - whichLeggi altro
