Yesterday the Hurriers (only 9 members turned up) walked the beautiful Onrus Vermont Coastal path. There were many other people enjoying the fine Spring day and the sea was a mass of Kelp as the tide was out. There were birds aplenty and we got as far as Brekvisbaai before turning back, a distance of around 9 kilometres.
John found a very small frog in his garden and I was lucky to be able to photograph it. When entered into INaturalist, it was suggested that it is a Spotted Painted Reedfrog. Time will tell. It was about 15 mm long.
Eleven Hurriers set out on the Kleinmond Coastal Path this morning. It was a perfect Spring day, balmy clear weather with not a breath of wind. As we departed from Hermanus, messages started to come through, warning of civil unrest and road blocks in Kleinmond, but we carried on and were able to turn off to the start of our walk before we reached the trouble that we could see ahead on the main road.
We were quite amazed by the profusion of beautiful Gladiolus carneus growing all along the path. There were literally hundreds of them and we could not get over the display. Of course, there were many other flowers as well and we were treated to good sightings of whales close to the shore, making for a very pleasant morning’s walk. We covered just on 8 kilometres to the Palmiet Beach and back, even getting a glimpse of a Cape Cobra slithering across our path!
Our walk to Sopiesklip this morning with the Hurriers was just perfect. There were nine members present and we enjoyed blissful Spring weather and a good beach with a receding tide. There had been some question over whether the lagoon might breach, but it did not, so we were able to proceed as planned. It was interesting to note how the sea has removed so much sand from the area and we saw rocks that have not been previously exposed.
At our stop at Sopiesklip we enjoyed our snacks and a cooking lesson (undemonstrated) by Mike who told us how to prepare rosti potatoes! We live and learn!
18 lucky Hurriers enjoyed an excellent day of walking along the Palmiet river on Wednesday, in perfect weather, albeit that it was a bit cool to start with, and certainly too cool for swimming!
The fynbos was beautiful, as usual, with some special flowers seen along the way; there were plenty of birds around, and we even saw a large puff adder on the return section. The river was flowing strongly and we saw many waterfalls, testimony to the recent good rains.
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