What contrasts between our first week in the northeast of the country and our second week in the south. Sunday we flew from Johannesburg down to the South Coast for 3 nights on the Garden Route around Knysna. This is a spectacular area of South Africa with mountains, seascapes, and a great diversity of vegetation. From Knysna we headed over the Outeniqua Mountains into the Little Karoo (desert) and Oudtshoorn, the Ostrich Capital.
White Mushroom in the Indigenous Forest at Garden of Eden
Tall, towering Yellow Wood Trees at Garden of Eden
Tree Ferns
Walking in the Garden of Eden
Our group in Plettenberg Bay, overlooking the Indian Ocean
Bloukranz Bridge and Gorge
Sign at the World's Highest Bungy Jump
Jumping off the Bridge - 700 feet into space from the Bloukranz Bridge
Kiko and Matt at the Indian Ocean
Lunch at Tsitsikamma National Park
Beautiful pool and waterfall at Tsitsikamma
View of Indian Ocean through the Vines of the Tsitsikamma Forest
Calla Lily at Tsitsikamma
Suspension Bridge over Storm's River
Matt, Kiko, Suzan and Heinz
Waves pound the rocks at Tsitsikamma
Rock Dassie
Incredible Surf
Sunset over the Knysna Quays
Dinner at 34 South Restaurant, Knysna
Donna smells the sweet jasmine flowers at the Knysna Quays
Indian Ocean at the Mouth of the Knysna Lagoon
Matt and Kiko at the Featherbed Sea Caves
Sea Daisies along the Featherbed Reserve Shore Path
Vuvu, Blessie, and Anna - the wonderful staff at Candlewood Lodge, Knysna
Our hosts at Candlewood Lodge, Ines & Andreas
Playing on the beach - Indian Ocean at Wilderness
Wilderness Beach from the highway overlook
Atop Outeniqua Pass - Hops and Vineyards
Cango Caves
Cango Caves
Swartberg Mountains north of Oudtshoorn
Foster's Mansion - Historic Feather Palace
Ostrich Feathers do add glamour!
Heinz stands on an ostrich egg!
Welgeluk - Feather Palace at Safari Ostrich Farm
young ostriches
Jack the Ripper
Susan astride the ostrich
Welcome Drinks at La Plume Guesthouse
Luxury accommodations and beautiful bathrooms at La Plume
La Plume Guesthouse
Breakfast at La Plume
De Hoop Dutch Reformed Church
House River Pass
Jacaranda and Tower Head Mountain, Ladismith
Sacred Ibis in Montagu
Sacred Ibis feeding their young
Du Toitskloof Pass - First glimpse of the Cape Region
No comments:
Post a Comment