Day 8
(Sunday)
Today we planned a day of culture. A circular drive to Blyde River
Canyon
This proved to be a rather expensive detour, as what was initially planned as a quick stop for coffee, resulted in an early lunch of Ostrich kebabs. Yum yum. The delightful café/craft shop & deli also sold a lovely selection of goods, several purchases were made including some ostrich pate for tea, and some home made gooseberry jam for breakfast. The soft furnishings, and table linen are gorgeous, it’s a good job our luggage allowance is spent. A couple of hours later we again set off for Graskop. It appears to be quite nice too; but we pressed on to Pilgrims Rest. A 19th century gold mining town now turned into a small historical site and museum. Bill parked the car with the assistance of a local chap, who agreed to guard it until our return. (Common practice in SA) Pilgrims Rest is a rather primitive tourist trap. A bathroom call required us to stop at one of the small cafes. The standard of which can be assessed by the fact that on entering the outside toilet block, customers were advised that if they required toilet paper, they had to return to the café and request it from the staff!! On our return to the car, we discovered that we had parked outside the local car wash, so that was another expensive stop too as the car wash was 60 R. Mind you, after yesterdays drive through the Kruger it was very dusty.
This proved to be a rather expensive detour, as what was initially planned as a quick stop for coffee, resulted in an early lunch of Ostrich kebabs. Yum yum. The delightful café/craft shop & deli also sold a lovely selection of goods, several purchases were made including some ostrich pate for tea, and some home made gooseberry jam for breakfast. The soft furnishings, and table linen are gorgeous, it’s a good job our luggage allowance is spent. A couple of hours later we again set off for Graskop. It appears to be quite nice too; but we pressed on to Pilgrims Rest. A 19th century gold mining town now turned into a small historical site and museum. Bill parked the car with the assistance of a local chap, who agreed to guard it until our return. (Common practice in SA) Pilgrims Rest is a rather primitive tourist trap. A bathroom call required us to stop at one of the small cafes. The standard of which can be assessed by the fact that on entering the outside toilet block, customers were advised that if they required toilet paper, they had to return to the café and request it from the staff!! On our return to the car, we discovered that we had parked outside the local car wash, so that was another expensive stop too as the car wash was 60 R. Mind you, after yesterdays drive through the Kruger it was very dusty.
We then headed on to Gods Window- a
magnificent view point over the Lowveld, with distant views to Mozambique
Today the weather has been cloudy, but still warm, the cloud
though contributed to the haze which slightly spoilt some of the views
Minor catastrophe of the day though was the discovery that
licensing laws here prevent the sale of alcohol on Sunday.
Below:- 1.MacMac Falls
2 Gods Window
3 The Pinnacle
Below:- 1.MacMac Falls
2 Gods Window
3 The Pinnacle
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