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