25 Oct - Olifants area, one

The next morning up early to watch the sun rise from the view point.  Thermos and coffee/rooibos.  The sun rises rather quickly !

The viewing area early in the morning.

After early morning sun viewing was time for laundry.  The girls quickly got the idea and caught a lift up the hill in a passing staff bakkie.

 While the laundry was in progress we walked around the camp, looking at plants and scenery.

 The Sausage tree, don't stand under this when the pods are falling !

Interresting texture of the bark, AP thought that these bumps where were thorns were in the tree's youth.

 Pods, about 15cm in diameter.

 Long Acacia Pods, some about a metre long.

Bronkhorstspruit to Premierre Classe Train

31 October 2013

Off towards Pretoria on the N4.

Toll plaza

Sasol fuel, part manmade

Potchefstroom Station

Travelling south   through the Highveld

Dinner

What is out there ?

After dinner - off to bed for a night of click-clacks and some shunting

Blyde River Canyon to Bronkhorstspruit

30 October 2013

Time this morning for a walk before we drive back to Bronkhorstspruit as the drive was not too long.  We headed south-west until we got to the N4, then onto Bronkhorstpruit.

Baboons in the road

The Highveld

Our B and B, no power outage today

Byde River Canyon

29 October 2013

The next day we set off to visit some of the lookout points.  Along the way we passed many small  villages on the plateau.

Some lookout points wanted to charge far too much and others were just fine.   We just did not go to the expensive ones !

People sell stuff everywhere

 After our drive we returned to our cottage for lunch, then went for a walk.  I sat quietly at the upper lookout to try and take pictures of the local animals.

Dassie or Rock Hyrax

The view from the upper lookout

The Three Rondawels lookout was walking distance from the cottage.

This picture is a composite

 By the afternoon the girls wanted to try the swimming pool, the trampoline and the mini-golf