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Our walk this morning took us along the contour path, westwards from the Visitors’ Centre, then up Elephant Path to Rotary Way.  From there we went east until we eventually arrived at the top of the Kanonkop Path, which we descended back to our starting point.  The weather was perfect for walking, but we underestimated the time, so some of us… Continue reading Walking Above Hermanus

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We started our trip to Namaqualand with a visit to the West Coast National Park, where we stayed in the Duinepos Camp.  This allowed us the opportunity to see the wild flowers at Postberg (along with many visitors from Cape Town, as it was a Saturday) and also to look out for local birds.  Being late winter, the migrant waders were… Continue reading Spring in Namaqualand

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Gill kindly invited ten old friends to join her for her 80th birthday at the historic farm, Riverton, where we stayed in Barry House, an old building reeking with tradition and Barry family memorabilia.  We didn’t all know each other when we arrived on Tuesday, but by the time we had to leave this morning, the ice had been well and… Continue reading Gill’s Birthday Bash at Robertson

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The unusual Spider Lily, or Ferraria crispa is flowering in Hermanus and is a sight to behold, with its unusual colours and form. Continue reading Weird but Wonderful

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For the past few days a group of very dedicated and energetic people have been gathering flowers, building displays, making arrangements, identifying specimens, printing photographs and beavering away to get this annual spectacle underway.  Tomorrow is opening day, and if the images shown below are anything to go by, it is going to be a beautiful event. Continue reading Preparing for the Fernkloof Flower Festival

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Following the Recent fire, Watsonia stenosiphon is blooming abundantly at the top of Elephant Walk.  It makes a wonderful bright show, restricted to just this one area.  The surrounding burn is also full of flowering Wachendorfia paniculata and Lanaria lanata. Continue reading Watsonias on Rotary Way

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We last walked on Perdeberg in February last year.  It was beautiful, so we decided to go again, this time in Spring.  It was still good but very different.  There were many flowers as can be seen from the pictures below.  The Gladiolus debilis was in flower and there were wonderful Adenandras along the path. Eighteen walkers set out, but we… Continue reading Perdeberg Revisited