After another two days with a lot of driving and a night at Bloemfontein, birthplace of J R Tolkein (we resisted the Hobbit hotel in favour of the Golf Lodge!), we arrived at the Royal Natal National Park. The weather did not look too promising!
Fortunately it did clear up reasonably well and we were able to spend most of the next five days hiking. The view of the Amphitheatre from our cabin was spectacular.
The best walk we did was about 18km up the Gorge with the usual collection of ladders, chains and boulder scrambling.
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| Carolyn declined having this picture enlarged further! |
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| Spot the thatched roofed cabins! |
One interesting moment came when we sat a few metres outside the cabin enjoying a cup of tea after the walk. Carolyn went back in to the kitchen to discover banana skins all over the floor. Nic turned at the resulting scream to see a large male baboon with bulging cheeks making a rapid exit! About 8 bananas, an avocado, 3 peaches and a pear in about a minute!
We then moved on to the Golden Gate National Park. More touristy but still with great views and walking. Our longest walk was to the Wodehouse peak, very remote indeed at the top.
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| Mushroom Rock |
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| Spot the hikers- we were there! |
Fortunately it did clear up reasonably well and we were able to spend most of the next five days hiking. The view of the Amphitheatre from our cabin was spectacular.
The best walk we did was about 18km up the Gorge with the usual collection of ladders, chains and boulder scrambling.
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