A Relaxing Day

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Geo: -29.2004, 29.5276

It was dark when we arrived here last night and we were not aware of the great view from our lodge. This morning Paul took his guests for a bird walk around the lodge and I enjoyed a little sleep in. This is when I noticed the great view from our bedroom window. The view was amazing even though it was a cloudy, overcast day. I could see the valley with the walking trails that lead to the cave and continue on to other natural attractions in the reserve.

It was then time for me to prepare brunch and soon after they returned from the birding walk. We had a great spread and I enjoyed having a cooked breakfast. At 11am Paul and Max went for a walk to the cave to see the rock paintings, Juliane rested and I used this time to go for a small walk around the area. The clouds were still about and there was no sign of blue sky or the sun. The scenery was quite spectacular, surrounded by rocky hills and valleys.

I walked to the restaurant and went out to the deck to observe the view. It was a great view from here too. An interesting sight was to see where the grass had been burnt and where it hadn't. I continued my walk. I finally spotted some dassies and stalked them to take photos of them. This wasn't hard to do, as they are slow moving creatures and they weren't scared of me. I also spotted a few birds and tried to take decent photos of them.

I enjoyed my walk among the crisp, mountain air. Back at the lodge I relaxed until our afternoon drive.

At about 5pm we went for a short little drive. This reserve is better seen by hiking, but we were in the mood to be lazy! Nothing too interesting was seen on our afternoon drive, besides the scenery. A lot of the hills were covered in very dry grass. We saw a couple of birds and a Black Backed Jackal running along. This afternoon's drive was the shortest on record as we were gone for only forty minutes!

Before I started preparing dinner, I took photos of our lodge's interesting interior. The lodge was built around huge rocks. This evening we had a barbecue and then I packed, as tomorrow we were leaving for our last place – Nambiti Game Reserve.

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Photos

01 View
The view of the mountains from our bedroom window.

02 View
The view of the mountains from our bedroom window.

03 View
The view of the mountains from our bedroom window.

05 View
The view of the mountains from our bedroom window.

06 Path
The path that leads to our lodge.

07 Path
The rest of the path that leads to the lodge.

08 Looking Up
The view as I look up from outside our lodge.

09 Looking Up
The view as I look up from outside our lodge.

10 Lodge
Our luxurious lodge.

11 Flowers
Tiny yellow flowers.

12 Driveway
The driveway that leads to our lodge.

13 Looking Up
The view as I look up during my walk around the area.

14 View
The scenic view on my walk around the area.

15 From the Deck
The view from the restaurant's deck.

16 From the Deck
The view from the restaurant's deck.

17 From the Deck
The view from the restaurant's deck.

18 From the Deck
The view from the restaurant's deck.

19 Dassie
One of the many dassies around the place.

20 Beyond the Chalets
The view of the mountains beyond the chalets.

21 Bird
A bird with an orange beak and breast.

22 Bird
A bird with a black head.