The Journey Home

Our journey back home after our wonderful stay in the Bushveld was lovely in itself. We drove up the Abel Erasmas Pass and through parts of the Blyde River Canyon which is really scenic. There is SO much to see and do in this area but we only had time for a couple of stops....

Roadside stalls are scattered along the main road in places. They normally sell different kinds of fruit and nuts that are in season. Oranges, naartjies, litchis, avocado pears and bananas are the most popular at the moment. We bought a box of avos to take home to Gran. :)

Other stalls sell handmade crafts and curios.

By now we were high up on the escarpment and we stopped at WonderView (this is the highest viewpoint in the area at an altitude of 1730 m) and God's Window (below).

Both viewpoints have incredible views, you can see for kilometers kilometers. As the area is in the mist belt you actually need a clear day to really appreciate the view. Unfortunately we were there quite early and there was still a lot of mist around but the views were still very lovely.

We then worked our way back to the small town of Sabie and went for a lovely walk through the forest to the Lone Creek Falls.

It's such a beautiful place! Pictures and words can't begin to describe what it was like being there! It was so refreshing as well, especially with the spray from the waterfall blowing on us! There were so many birds calling and lots of huge different kinds of butterflies fluttering around.

The riverbed is very rocky...

 Rachel walked through it to get to the other side. You can't see it on the photo, but there were butterflies dancing all around her. The soft afternoon sunlight coming through the forest really made this a beautiful scene!

Well, this is the last post on our weekend away; we really had a wonderful time and we thank the Lord for making it possible and for travelling mercies, safe-keeping; and all the special moments!