We took a quick weekend break to hike up to Disa Pool and Waterfall, and saw some San Paintings on our return to Kromrivier. You can now view the weather for Kromrivier at www.yr.no/place/South_Africa/Western_Cape/Kromme_Rivier. The hike's stats are at www.mapmyhike.com/workout/1820778698.
- A LCHF breakfast on farm bread before we set out on our hike to Disa Pool
- AeroPress brewing the coffee with fresh farm milk from Kromrivier
- Animated GIF of my braai at Kromrivier
- Another new "architect" house at Kromrivier... pretty luxury styling inside
- Apollo's bathroom
- Apollo's family room area
- Apollo's kitchen with mini-oven, microwave and fridge
- At the end of the 4km road is a parking area and the hiking trail starts
- Boerewors on the Braai
- Braai is going!
- Chantel about to enjoy a 12 year old Chivas Regal whiskey
- Chantel in the kitchen while I'm braaing the meat outside
- Chantel looking at something
- Chantel looking happy about the food... you can see the view in the background
- Chantel starting out on the hike to Disa Pool
- Chicken on the braai
- Chicken ready to eat
- Chicken Tramezzini at Kardoesie
- Clocked a good 13 minutes running on battery on my Toyota Hybrid
- Conservation sign at Kromrivier
- Descending Uitkyk Pass in the Cederberg
- Disa Pool and Waterfall
- Driving back home
- Driving into Kromrivier and finding new Reception Building
- Driving through Kromrivier to our house
- Family room with the fireplace
- First view of Disa Pool and Waterfall
- Flowers along the way
- Found a geocache on Uitkyk Pass in the Cederberg
- Found some toads on our evening walk
- Freshly baked farm bread at Kromrivier
- Garmin GPS Elevation Graph for hike to Disa Pool
- Garmin GPS Stats for the Ascent to Disa Pool
- Garmin GPS Stats for the hike to Disa Pool and back to Kromrivier
- Going to braai Grabouw Boerewors
- Google Photosphere at Kromrivier in the Cederberg
- Google Photosphere of the dam at Kromrivier
- Google Photsphere of the house where we stayed at Kromrivier
- Gravel pass that descends to Kromrivier in the Cederberg... only room for one car
- Hiking trail up to Disa Pool
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- Kardoesie on Piekenierskloof Pass
- Kromrivier below
- Kromrivier Cave
- Kromrivier from above the pedestrian bridge
- Kromrivier reception building with stream flowing right through it
- Large rock with San Paintings
- Locally brewed CederBrew craft beer
- Lots of flowers out
- Maltese Cross lookalike on the mountain
- Middle top you will see a well camouflaged lizard
- Modderfontein Store outside Citrusdal
- Modderfontein Store outside Citrusdal
- Modderfontein Store outside Citrusdal
- Moon is out
- My car's first gravel roads... looking dusty now
- New house being built for December holidays use onwards
- New pedestrian bridge at Kromrivier with reception building in background
- No compromise on good coffee.... the AeroPress and French Roast beans travelled with and a grinder to ensure maximum freshness and flavour
- Over 30,000 clocked today on the hike!!
- Panorama view of Disa Pool and Waterfall_180
- Panorama view of the pass at Kardoesie_180
- Quite a deep pool along the way... also nice for swimming
- Quite a few natural rock shelters along this trail
- Rapids about 800m short of Disa Pool... where we turned around last time thinking this was the waterfall
- River downstream view from the pedestrian bridge
- Rock cairns guide hikers on the trail
- San Painting of an ostrich
- San Paintings
- San Paintings
- San Paintings
- Small koppie (hill) behind the house
- Small scorpion
- Stopped at the Old Village outside Citrusdal for Coffee and Tea
- Stunning view on Uitkyk Pass from the geocache
- The hiking trail comes into contact with the river at some points
- The new reception building at Kromrivier
- The trail to Disa Pool starts with a 4km stretch of road
- The Willows at Kromrivier.... A Classic first house built decades ago with no bathroom
- Top of Kromrivier Pass
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