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Finding your dream home in France - Part 1
Copyright 2005 Oliver Phillips. May be freely reproduced "as-is" for private and commercial use. Buying a home in France can be a complex process. From finding your dream home to relocating to France there are many hurdles to overcome before you...
Mossel Bay - A small harbour town with a lot of muscle!
Named “Mossel Bay” by the famous Dutch navigator Paulus van Caerdon, whose crew consumed huge amounts of tasty molluscs after landing here in 1601. Today, this coastal town's famous muscles are prized by connoisseurs around the world, but Mossel Bay...
The Dominican Republic - Almost a Tropical Paradise
(Permission is freely granted to use this article so long as our about the author/resource box remains at the end of this article with all links live.) The Dominican Republic is not quite a tropical paradise - but we’d say that in a lot of ways it...
Want to retire at 18? Panama might be the place for you
Panama’s program for retirees is said to be the best in the world. There is no age limit to qualify for the Tourist Pensionado Visa Program. You need only to be able to prove a monthly pension or retirement income of US$500 from a government or...
What You Need To Know About – Cruise Holidays
Are you tired of the hustle and bustle of driving, sitting erect in a plane etc., go for a voyage through water- a cruise which provides you the best comfort and sight seeing. Sea journey has its own charm and charisma. The world seems a live...
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Drakensberg Diaries. Chute and Shoot to Thrill. Canoe in the Drakensberg Foothills through the Weenen Game Reserve in South Africa.
Planning a holiday in the Drakensberg Mountains in the South African winter? This little gem is a "something completely different" day-trip. So your Drakensberg holiday doesn't have to be all walking.
There are other ways of getting around. Like bobbing through the Weenen Game Reserve in an inflatable canoe. I hear you say "Hold it". Relax, no lions. But that's about all it's short of. This day-trip is only available in the winter months (June - September) when the river is at it's lowest. It'll be warm in the sun but cool in the shade. You'll need a hat, sunscreen, binoculars and a camera with a longish lens.
The Bushman's River sources in the high Drakensberg of Giant's Castle. At altitude, its crystal-clear rock pools refresh overheated hikers. Lower down it feeds the Weenan Canal - built 100 years ago to provide irrigation for the farmlands. While the river rushes and tumbles over rocks, the canal is much less imposing. Only a metre deep and no more than a few metres wide. But it's 12 kilometres long, traversing rough and hilly terrain. Don't be too quick to jump in though - its cold, winter-green color tells you it hasn't been in liquid form for long.
Your river guides will have everything ready for you. So you can lie back in your little boat. And bob. In the sunshine. It's got paddles but you don't need them. Claustrophobia sufferers, beware. En route there are three not-so-large steel pipes through which the water has been channeled. You either stop, pick up your boat and portage. Or you lie back with the steel tunnel only inches from your face. It's dark and you can feel the heat radiating from the surface. Grit your teeth. Go with the flow. Breath relief when you suddenly pop out into the sunshine again.
There's a driverless boat behind you. This is
the drinks trolley. And very welcome it is too. At around lunchtime you'll come upon a feast spread out on a group of rocks next to the canal. Scotch eggs, asparagus wrapped in ham, chicken wings, quiche, salad, fruit, and cheese. The lunch fairy's been and gone.
After lunch you move into the Weenen Game Reserve. The sharp, mountainous Drakensberg terrain has given way to undulating thornveld valleys. The canal rejoins a now fairly sluggish and narrow Bushman's River. You need to paddle a little, and duck under the odd tree as you drift through a spectacular gorge. There's a huge diversity of bird life and antelope. Buffalo and black and white rhino. Being on the water means you're less noticeable, and less of a threat to the bird-life and the animals. So you can get close without startling them. And you don't need a $10000 lens.
Once through the Game Reserve, you disembark just before the main road into Weenen with the tall thatching grass glowing orange in the fading light. Your river guides have arranged transport back to your starting point.
This is different.
Zingela Safari and River Company (+27363541962) organize this day-trip. And it's only available in the winter months. During the summer they use the rising levels of the mighty Tugela River (which also has its source in the high Drakensberg) to operate white-water rafting adventures.
About the Author
Brian & Janette Kemp own and run an award winning Drakensberg accommodation establishment. Halls Country House is a 4-star country retreat in the foothills of the Drakensberg in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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