Finally got to see a leopard (the rarest of the big five). The reception at Tsitsikamma National Park was quite nice and well appointed. And so was our upgraded cabin (since possible rain ruled out camping again). Now, officially on the “Garden Route.” this area could also be called the “Wild Coast” and we did some great hiking along it…
Our first expedition on the morning of our first full free day was to hike to the waterfall – in spite of the warnings from our leader that the trail was “scrambled.” The trail WAS scrambled, but we managed to scramble over it all the way to the waterfall – so worth it…!
Still scrambling, but this next batch shows the waterfall. Unfortunately, I don’t have much of all the swimming we did – because I was swimming in the bracing water – and got blasted by the waterfall too!
On the way back we went into the bat cave – all the way into the bat cave, even seeing a bat. Then, completed a reverse scramble back to our digs, only to get ready for the next expedition…
The next expedition was the opposite way along the coast, up to a suspension bridge. Rather than being scrambled, this trail was a boardwalk, all the way up and back…
We’ve had a lot of good days, but this was one of the best…
The Garden Route continues in Oudtshoorn…