A few days ago Clive was shown a beautiful waterfall that was tucked away on private property. The farmer kindly leaves his gate open for people “in the know” to duck in and admire the falls. We had a leisurely start to the day and headed out mid morning for a trip to the falls and a quick visit to Indezi Creamery for some cheese, milk and pickles.
The falls were best viewed while balancing precariously on rocks in mid stream but it was well worth the effort.
We felt like millionaires eating our roadside picnic balanced on a rock. Pate, cheese, pickles and ginger conserve. Amazing how the fresh air adds its own spice.
The balance of the day was spent exploring the Karkloof area. We watched in awe as heavy machinery cut, stripped and moved pine trees grown in the Sappi plantations. The trees are used in making innovative paper and packaging as well as cellulose used in clothing, household and pharmaceutical products. Although the loss of indigenous forests is heartbreaking at least it has been replaced with trees which can still contribute to the planets green lungs.
We stood on top of our Bushtech Canopy to admire a John Deer combine harvester making short work of the dry mealie fields. With one pass the machine cut the stalks, separated the mealies from the chaff and collected the golden kernels into a hopper – amazing to take the time to watch a process we have passed by so many times in our lives.
On the winding trip home we visited the Karkloof falls. Resolving to visit again to enjoy the 15km hike through the gorge and surrounding plantations.
Itchy Feet! 