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- Gün 10
- 25 Ocak 2017 Çarşamba 17:47
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.469 m
Güney AfrikaHobhouse29°31’48” S 27°8’26” E
Hobhouse Day 2 cont.
25 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 11
- 26 Ocak 2017 Perşembe 20:22
- 🌙 18 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.830 m
- Güney AfrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’55” E
Hobhouse to Rhodes
26 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ 🌙 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-wayOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 11
- 26 Ocak 2017 Perşembe
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.830 m
- Güney AfrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’55” E
Rhodes
26 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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:
FrontOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 12
- 27 Ocak 2017 Cuma 18:00
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.829 m
- Güney AfrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’48” S 27°57’54” E
Rhodes Day 1
27 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 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 theOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 12
- 27 Ocak 2017 Cuma 18:46
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.830 m
- Güney AfrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’56” E
Rhodes Day 1 pm
27 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 13
- 28 Ocak 2017 Cumartesi 20:18
- 🌙 15 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.830 m
- Güney AfrikaCarlisle’s Hoek30°47’47” S 27°57’56” E
Rhodes Day 2
28 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ 🌙 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.
AndOkumaya devam et
Gezgin
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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- Gün 14
- 29 Ocak 2017 Pazar 08:20
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Yükseklik: 2.041 m
- Güney AfrikaBowden30°45’1” S 28°10’41” E
Mountain flowers
29 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Gün 14
- 29 Ocak 2017 Pazar 10:03
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.886 m
- Güney AfrikaElands Heights30°46’50” S 28°13’26” E
Rhodes to Kokstad
29 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 roadOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 14
- 29 Ocak 2017 Pazar 16:12
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.333 m
- Güney AfrikaKokstad30°32’38” S 29°25’2” E
Kokstad
29 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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' PayOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 15
- 30 Ocak 2017 Pazartesi 10:27
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Yükseklik: 657 m
- Güney AfrikaBanginyama30°39’37” S 30°0’55” E
Hotter and Hotter...
30 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 pineOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 15
- 30 Ocak 2017 Pazartesi 15:37
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Yükseklik: 426 m
- Güney AfrikaBaboons Castle30°39’38” S 30°19’13” E
Oribi Gorge
30 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 weOkumaya devam et
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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- Gün 16
- 31 Ocak 2017 Salı 07:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Yükseklik: 420 m
- Güney AfrikaBaboons Castle30°39’40” S 30°19’15” E
Oribi Gorge Day 1
31 Ocak 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 aOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 17
- 1 Şubat 2017 Çarşamba 08:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Yükseklik: 423 m
- Güney AfrikaUgu District Municipality30°39’4” S 30°18’19” E
Oribi Gorge Day 2
1 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 zipOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 17
- 1 Şubat 2017 Çarşamba 16:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Yükseklik: 424 m
- Güney AfrikaUgu District Municipality30°39’4” S 30°18’18” E
Oribi Gorge Day 2 pm
1 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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)Okumaya devam et
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- Gün 18
- 2 Şubat 2017 Perşembe 10:54
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.518 m
- Güney AfrikaMzimkulwana29°45’10” S 29°25’44” E
Oribi Gorge to Underberg
2 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 veryOkumaya devam et
Gezgin
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...
Gezgin
Not as bad as it looks. Traffic was just coming through our end of a long Stop/Go.
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- Gün 19
- 3 Şubat 2017 Cuma 06:00
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Yükseklik: 2.880 m
LesothoMateanong Community29°35’6” S 29°17’20” E
Underberg Day 1: Sani Pass UP
3 Şubat 2017, 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.
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- Gün 19
- 3 Şubat 2017 Cuma 09:00
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Yükseklik: 2.913 m
- LesothoThabana Ntlenyana29°32’53” S 29°13’8” E
Underberg Day 1: Lesotho
3 Şubat 2017, 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 CapeOkumaya devam et
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- 3 Şubat 2017 Cuma 13:00
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Yükseklik: 2.772 m
- LesothoHodgson’s Peaks29°33’13” S 29°13’47” E
Underberg Day 1: Lesotho mountain flower
3 Şubat 2017, Lesotho ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
The wild flowers on the mountain scenery were very pretty. Here are some to admire.
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- Gün 19
- 3 Şubat 2017 Cuma 15:00
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Yükseklik: 2.244 m
- Güney AfrikaThe Twelve Apostles29°35’53” S 29°18’43” E
Underberg Day1: Sani Pass DOWN
3 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ⛅ 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 theOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 20
- 4 Şubat 2017 Cumartesi 09:00
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.625 m
- Güney AfrikaGarden Castle29°51’18” S 29°17’52” E
Underberg Day 2
4 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 leftOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 20
- 4 Şubat 2017 Cumartesi 15:00
- 🌙 20 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.487 m
- Güney AfrikaCostmore29°43’56” S 29°33’33” E
Underberg Day 2 pm
4 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ 🌙 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 theOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 21
- 5 Şubat 2017 Pazar 10:59
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.063 m
- Güney AfrikaDargle Stream29°29’36” S 30°10’32” E
It rained and it rained and it rained...
5 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 cloudyOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 22
- 6 Şubat 2017 Pazartesi 08:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.071 m
- Güney AfrikaLimit Hill28°31’18” S 29°48’54” E
Naunton Guest House, Ladysmith
6 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 22
- 6 Şubat 2017 Pazartesi 11:59
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.740 m
- Güney AfrikaNewcastle27°39’12” S 29°38’3” E
Ladysmith to Memel
6 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ ☀️ 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.Okumaya devam et
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- Gün 23
- 7 Şubat 2017 Salı 20:21
- 🌙 17 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.724 m
- Güney AfrikaMemel27°41’9” S 29°33’48” E
Memel Day 1
7 Şubat 2017, Güney Afrika ⋅ 🌙 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 - whichOkumaya devam et
