At the Dam

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Geo: -28.4972, 29.0205

For this leave, Paul and I were going away for a short trip, starting with two nights at Sterkfontein Dam in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa. It was a couple of hours drive from Johannesburg. We arrived here in the middle of the afternoon and it was a beautiful summer's day. We drove to the dam and went for a little walk. Paul was excited about fishing here. It was quite a picturesque view, with the dam partly surrounded by the Drakensberg mountain range in the distance. The water was very still and not many people about, there wasn't even one boat on the dam. We could see little fish swimming around.

Then Paul became very excited when he caught a long, thin snake. It wasn't a venomous snake, but it still freaked me out. After he released it, he wanted to have a little fish. So we spent more time by the dam, Paul fished and I relaxed by reading.

Finally at about six o'clock, we went to our cabin and unpacked the car. The cabin was right on the lake and it was such a nice view of the sunset. We had decided not to camp, as the chalets were very well priced and we would be camping for three nights after we left here. This evening we had an easy dinner and sat on the deck to enjoy the serenity and sunset.

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Photos

01 Dam
A view of the Sterkfontein Dam.

02 Dam
A view of the Sterkfontein Dam.

03 Dam
A view of the Sterkfontein Dam.

04 Fish
Fish swimming about in the dam.

05 Fishing
Paul trying to catch a fish.

06 Flower
A close up of a yellow flower.

07 Flower
A close up of a yellow flower.

08 Snake
Paul holding the snake he found among the rocks.

09 Thin Snake
Paul holding the thin, harmless snake.

10 Twisted
The snake is twisting itself around.

11 Free
It was then set free.

12 Dam
A view of the Sterkfontein Dam.

13 Fishing
Paul continuing to fish.

14 From the Cabin
The view of the dam from the cabin.