Saturday, 10th April 2010
3 miles and 5 miles
We left the hotel just after 9am with the hotel guide and a group of people from the hotel – some of whom looked very poorly equipped. We walked to Doreen Falls, as we did earlier in the week, then carried on to climb to the Bushman Cave containing San Art rock paintings. This was a steep climb on a clear path and with no-one in front of me I enjoyed the exercise. There were some clear paintings, including eland and San people. We walked back to the hotel in time for coffee and cake. At 12 noon we headed out to the Blue Pools in the Tseketseke Valley. This was quite easy walking along an undulating path but very overgrown in places. We ate lunch beside the pools before returning via the upper jogging path and Lake Byron. I did a slight detour to look at the hikers’ graves.
A lizard basks in the sun in the grounds of the hotel
A second visit to Doreen Falls . . .
on our way to . . .
a Bushman's cave . . .
where we find San Rock Art paintings . . .
including eland
and warriors . . .
which are sometimes depicted with animal heads
Water is always present in caves used by the San people . . .
and the 'cave' consists more of a rock overhang rather than an enclosed cave
Looking back down to Ribbon Falls
Arriving back at the hotel I spot the unusual means of transporting employees
The afternoon headed out to Blue Pools - not blue today!
But a good spot to stop for lunch . . .
before making our way back down the valley . . .
and checking out some wildflowers . . .
on the way
Fly fishing at Lake Byron
A short detour visits the graves . . .
of some unfortunate walkers