Eggbert's Travels

Wednesday 14th March

SHE SAID:

We headed west today, for Knysna, with brief stops at the Van Staden Floral Reserve, and Jeffreys Bay. 

Then we had a longer stop at the Storms River Bridge, where we had a walk across the bridge for views of the gorge. 

Next stop was in the Tsitikamma National Park, and a 2km walk to the Storms River mouth, then lunch by the ocean. We were rather surprised at the price to access the National Park, over $20 each, and the "bun-fight and queue" to buy the tickets to access the park! 

Then it was onto the Bloukran Bridge,  where the highest bungee jump from a bridge happens. No, we only had a cuppa..!

Our lovely BnB in Knysna overlooked the lagoon and heads. We had drinks and watched the sun setting from up at the heads before enjoying a yummy dinner in town.

Well the name was right even if they spelt wrong!

Geoff Posing on "his" beach with Archie

Archie going it alone...

Mist covered mountains as we head along the Garden Route

Storms River Bridge

Looking up the gorge

The gorge from the other side

The beach near the Storms River mouth

Looking down on the suspension bridges at river mouth

Kayaks like ducks in a row heading to sea

We made to the bridges

The wild coast-line

Bloukrans Bridge

Edging towards Cape Town 

This was quite a common sight throughs and on highways doing 100km+!

Looking out from the BnB to the Knysna Lagoon and Heads

Up on the Heads looking back to the lagoon

Dusk approaches 

Art on the Heads

HE SAID:

The national park at Storms River seemed a strangely difficult and expensive place to get to. Once is certainly enough. Just trying to get into the park entailed a long wait, having our details logged, then another wait to pay the princely sum. It was all rather off-putting for a place that is nice, but not that nice. In hindsight, there were very few non-white faces there, and I can see why the locals wouldn't be regulars.