A forecast for a cooler day in Plett spurred Shane and I on to Robberg for the longest walk that goes to The Point and back. A round trip of an estimated 4 hours, we packed lunch, fruit and lots of water. It was a very very long walk. In actual kilometers, not too bad, but to my legs, very bad!
As we started out along the trail, there was a disturbing aroma in the air. Not overpowering but a constant lingering of distaste on the senses. A brief discussion as to the source of this smell yielded very few ideas and so it was ignored and the walk was continued. The smell was a new addition to my Robberg experience but the ants were not. They were still active in full force! So I tended to stop very seldom and in any ant free zone that could be found. Except Robberg is a place where you do want to stop, and often. There are so many beautiful views over Plett, and interesting things to photograph, especially the lizards! Shane has recently bought a new camera that was put to the test with the many lizards we came across, and definitely proved its worth! After stops and starts and ups and downs along the peninsular, the source of the smell was discovered, a seal colony! Unfortunately we were too high up to get any really good photos but man it was still awesome to see them there! And so the walk continued. We reached the point with a stiff cool breeze which helped things along, and found a shady spot in the cliffs for lunch, which helped things along even more! Knowing that you're on the homeward stretch does tend to invigorate tired legs but going up and up and up wears all strength down, down, down. I arrived back at the car red and huffing with wobbly legs and plopped down, Shane walking behind looking none too worse for the walk. Sigh.
The walk took us 4 hours, including many stops for photos and a lunch break. The scenery is spectacular, the flora and fauna fascinating, and the company was perfect. But I am going to run up and down stairs before I'll feel ready to do that walk again.
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| Lizards were of the photographic focus |
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| Here's lookin at you.. |
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| Smelly seals! |
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| Catching a breeze at The Point. |
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| Enjoying the view |
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| Along the walk back |
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| Just beautiful. |
Beautiful photographs Minke! or should I say Shane ?
ReplyDeleteHaha half and half my mom! Shane has taken a lot of awesome photos which I have used :)
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