Leopards? Nooo....!

Last Thursday we hiked the Klein Drakenstein mountain (1047m), just outside the town of Paarl. We were blessed with beautiful weather - windy at times, but nonetheless a stunning day. To say that I was BUSHED at the end of the day is an understatement! It really was a hectic climb, made worse by the fact that I really was not very fit! Incredible how quickly your body reverts to 'couch potato' mode if you stop exercising!

The company and scenery was wonderful as usual - as the pictures clearly show! We missed our first 'swallow', who has already left for Germany. There are a few such 'swallows' in our little group - those who follow the sun for a couple of months once our African winter starts.

One of the most interesting things to look out for below is the photo where one can clearly see the scratchings of a leopard against a tree. Amazing! It seemed rather fresh and I couldn't help but look over my shoulder every now and again! A while back a permanent camera captured some of these amazing creatures next to that exact tree - I'll try and source one of those for my next post.

This is Africa after all!

Tomorrow we're off to a wine farm for an easy 5km walk, followed by a wine tasting and lunch next to their dam.

Just another lousy day in Africa!

 
Here one can spot the leopard scratchings - the brown round spot on the main trunk - will post close-ups with the next post together with the webcam photo of the actual leopard at this actual tree.