Today we started the day by getting some groceries from the
supermarket for our evening meal. Trying
to accommodate everyone’s tastes and come to a consensus was a challenge to say
the least. We then set on our way to Blyde Canyon, stopping on the way at
Harrie’s Pancakes for breakfast, yum! Everyone was very happy with their
choices and the sugar overload. We had a
look in the shops afterwards, the African wares are colourful and fun. After dragging
Molly out of the shops because if left to her own devices she may have bought
everything in the shop, we got back into the minibus - although we must say she
is very good at haggling.
Back on the road we headed for The Pinnacle which is a 100ft
tall pillar of granite; the views were fabulous. Next, we headed for God’s Window
so that we could look out from the top of the escarpment across the surrounding
landscape in all its glory. We had to
climb quite a lot with the help of hundreds of steps. This was great though as we
could burn off all calories from the pancakes and milkshakes. The views were
spectacular and the camera does not do it justice.
Next on our tour, Brian our tour guide for the day, took us
to the three Rondavels that are at the other side of the canyon and are three
natural round formations which look like the traditional Africa huts. Finally,
we headed for Bourke’s Luck Potholes, these are a series of natural geological
formations and are made up of inter connecting pools. The potholes occur where the Treur River joins
the Blyde River at the start of Blyde River Canyon. Jack, Harry, Molly and Ryan bravely paddled in
the very cold water, although Ryan did manage to split his shorts in the
process.
Sadly, the road trip came to end all too quickly and we had
to set off for Mercy Air to cook the evening meal and wash up.