Monday 14 February 2011

Rowing in Wilderness, Knysna gelato and Storms River Mouth bridge

Day 10 - Wilderness Canoes and Storms River Mouth

On our last day at Wilderness, we hired a 2 man canoe from Eden Adventures and rowed up the river with a few drinks, our small camera and some binoculars. It was the perfect spot to see water birds, and just relax and soak up the beauty of this country.

After a while, the river turns into a trickle, and we left our canoes on a rocky shore to join a wooden pathway through the treetops, which finally climaxes in a waterfall.


Canoeing

 
Stone Chat
After our three hours of walking and canoeing, we drove to the unofficial Garden Route capital: Knysna.

Matt and I bought some gelato and strolled along to see the Knysna Heads, two great sandstone cliffs flanking a deep channel through which the sea pours into Knysna lagoon at the mouth of the Knysna River.


A heron in the estuary
Sadly we didn't have time to explore this town more fully, but I hear good things about Knysna forests, the restaurants and the nearby elephant sanctuary.

We drove onwards to Storms River Mouth, and arrive in time to do one last walk before sun went down, along the rocky shoreline to the suspension bridge.










View from bridge





Next blog I'm going to focus on all the birds and flora that we saw on our holiday - and hopefully correctly identify everything!

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