Wednesday, 04.10.06
Today was our last morning drive. Again we were at the
gate at 6 in the morning waiting for it to open. The weather had improved
slightly - which means it did not rain all time...
At the end of the drive we started to accept that we would not see a lion at all
- but suddenly there she was, lying lazy at the road side - "our"
lioness! Absolutely unimpressed she posed for some pictures just to disappear
into the bush a few moments later.
Back at the reception we heard that we were the first people to see a lion
within a week. After breakfast we saw that there had been others that followed
our directions - our lion marker at the magnet board was not the only one
anymore.
It seems that it had been a good day at all because one guy even saw a rhino
family. That was an experience we had not been granted.
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After breakfast we were on our way to the Tsitsikamma National Park at the
shores of the Indian Ocean. About halfway the rain had finally stopped and the
cloud cover began to break. Just before Tsitsikamma even the sun came out - what
a feeling after almost 3 days of rain and chill.
Tsitsikamma NP protects the last remnant of indigenous african coastal forest.
It is most famous for the Otter Trail, a 5 day hiking trail stretching along the
coast for some 45 km. A permit is required for only 12 people a day are allowed
to start the trail and it is recommended to book well ahead - a year to be sure.
The first 3 km only are open to the public.
Our oceanette above the rocky shore had fantastic views and after we had
settled in we left for the
Storms River Mouth with its suspension bridge.
 Arum Lilies everywhere
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The Storms River Mouth Path leads up to a fantastic view point at the opposite
side of the hill.
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In the evening we watched the sun
set just after a whale had passed by. |
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