The ever beautiful light of the Greater Karoo – balm for the soul –
Trip Overview
N1 out of Cape Town, off at Klapmuts, agter Paarl, Wellington, Bains Kloof closed (no signs thank you) detour past Hermon, Tulbach to Ceres, Theronsberg Pass, to the R355 the beginning of the Tanqwa Karoo. Horrible corrugations, easy ride up to Camping at Langkloof.
R355 Ceres to Calvinia tyre-eating road.
To Varschfonein for lunch break closed by Sanparks can’t be bothered to fix it and too far to go and service it – like what else do they have to do – so sad.
Up to Langkloof – nice camping site with facilities and some old decayed farm buildings: The Wall – not a symmetrical brick in sight 🙂
A twisting view
Swallows nest building
Storm #1 approaching – what a night – huge high winds
Kelkiewyn – Namaqwa sand grouse
Coming down from Langkloof the next morning WATER !! in the River crossing
Huge storms approaching the whole of the Karoo right through to Beaufort West.
From Tanqwa to Karoo National Park at Beaufort West cross-country off road.
Poor shot but soaring away above us.
At Karoo National Park – Beaufort West
Mossie – Cape Sparrow
Cape Masked Weaver
Southern Red Bishop
With all the rains the veldt is looking good.
Off to Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock Eastern Cape and up to the Mountain Hut.
Mongoose
Ariel fight – African Harrier Hawk being escorting out of the area by fighter pilots 🙂
Beware of “Lins” Indeed –
Reflection on Motherhood
Kudu Cow
Mountain Zebra not to be confused with any other kind of Zebra including “crossing”
Cape Buffalo
Sugarbird
Well Hello !
A chance encounter – poor photo – monitor lizard
Red Hartebeest
Meerkat
PCG
Kudu Bull
Life from Stone – coming to gobble you up –
Blesbok
And Back To Karoo National Park – Beaufort West and a visitor in the Campsite
Riverine Hare
A Conclave of Bishops 🙂
And then a little birdy told me that they were lying !
Scrub Robin
Cape Masked Weaver
The off-road route out from Beaufort West back to Paulshoek in the Tanqwa Karoo via Fraserberg, Vliees-kraal, Middlepos, Gannaga Pass.
Other side of Fraserberg
Past Vliees-Kraal
And back into the Tankwa Karoo stay over at Paulshoek Cottage.
Kelkiewyn – Namqwa sand grouse
Swallow nest building poor shot 🙁
Karoo Succulants
Black Backed Jackal
Night Sky
Light painting
Good-bye until the next time:
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