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| We are now in the higher lands were cows roam free |
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| Local saettlements |
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| The stone cottage we stayed in |
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| Very much a cottage of the 1970's |
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| The view from near our cottage |
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| Off for an afternoon walk |
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| The view from the lookout, hope the weather is beter tomorrow |
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| A semi-tame bushbuck who lives within the camp area |
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| We left in the morning, aimed for Crocodile Bridge Gate |
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| This warthog was our last animal |
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| These are the gates to the camp and the park |
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| The low level bridge over the Crocodile River |
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| And a crocodile next to the bridge |
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| Our route from Crocodile Bridge to the Forever Blyde Resort |
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| Sugar cane fields |
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| People - the weather was damp, unpleasant and warm |
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| Banana Plantations |
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| Tamatoes |
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| Pawpaws |
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| A lot of road works were being done, leading to long delays |
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| An enterprising lady was selling roasted macadamia nuts to the people waiting in the traffic. R10 a pkt. We saw many enterprising people selling to traffic jams ! |
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| Plantations, probably gum |
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| A mico-bussiness under a macro tree |
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| We drove northward and upwards |
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| Massive gum plantations, straight trunks |
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| We are in public land and this sign is not a joke ! |
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| Warthog family |
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| Guinea Fowl |
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| In this part of the park we saw frequent rhino middens at the side of the roads |
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| Some of the rhinos. |
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| Pathways through the scrub |
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| Blue Waxbills bathing in a recent puddle |
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| Impala (everywhere) |
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| Near Afsaal, still cloudy but the rain is over |
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| A Hamerkop |
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| The western areas have these Granite Gneiss type rock outcrops |
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| We stopped at Afsaal picnic area for a lunch and leg stretch. |
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| Our boerwors and kudu wors rolls |
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| The guinea fowl and sign. Now we slowely made our way back east to Crocodile Bridge Camp again. |
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| This handsome boy was spotted through the bushes, resting on a termite mound |
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| He got up and wandered off |
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| Crossed the road in front of us |
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| And disappeared into the long grass. |
