S: It was great to sleep in a bit this morning
and we were much warmer back in our rooftop tent.
L: I was excited to get to the bird hide to
spend some time looking over the vlei with all the different types of birds so
I left while Steve was sorting things out.
We were really upset to see that there had been a fire, quite a while
ago, and that the hide was totally non-existent. The sad thing was that the rubbish left
behind was left in the water, with rusty sheets of corrugated iron
contaminating the wetlands.
It was a
great experience, however, to sit quietly and watch and hear all of the goings
on. I saw an otter, a pelican,
flamingoes and a duck that caught a huge fish.
It was lovely and real noisy with the bird calls as well as all the
rustling in the reeds. We went back
later in the afternoon, nearly evening, but the wind was really blowing at the
water’s edge so there was not nearly as much action although we did manage to
see quite a few pelicans, which are endangered.
There are a lot of different types of ducks here too.
There are
also sheep, a donkey and horse and lots of dogs. We had a good laugh at the
donkey after we fed it an apple as it jumps up and kicks its hind legs in
excitement.
S: Friday night is pizza night here at
Vensterklip so we decided to forego our usual braai and sat in the bar for a
drink and a pizza. They were really
fresh with home-grown produce which was a nice change. We finished our meal with honey liquor Dom
Pedros which were really delicious. We
then went back to the campsite to update the blog and pack and sort, ready to
leave tomorrow.
We have one
last chance to soak in the Citrusdal warm baths before we head home. L: We
have not booked a camping spot, so I really hope that there will still be
space, since it is a weekend. We can
only fit on certain sites with the height of the bakkie and tent on top.
So it is off
to bed for us……
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