Day
8 (20*): Elandskloof to Roelof's Dam, Kouebokkeveldberge
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| photo: Ann Reilly |
*
The day number is that particular day's walk as it fits into the 26
day journey of the Rim of Africa from Pakhuis to Montagu. I was not
there for every stage of this journey this season. After completing
stages 1 and 3, I started again at the beginning to lead a second
group through the 12 days of stages 1 and 2. So the number in
brackets is the number of my own day on the trail this season out of
a total of 24 days, and several hundred kilometers through the most beautiful mountains on earth.
At
the very beginning of stage Two of the Rim of Africa, as we transition
into the Kouebokkeveld Mountains, on a farm called Tuinskloof, there
is a tree that is magical. To experience its magic you must do this:
