We woke up really early, and it was amazing to watch the sun rise and set the landscape alight with beautiful colors of red, orange and pink. We each went in our own direction for a while, because when you're in the presence of God, you need to be quiet.
At around 7.30am, we were geared up and ready to go. We followed a 4x4 track down, but this track was heading all the way down, and we needed to get on the next ridge. In front of us there was a game fence, all the way up to the escarpment, and all the way down to the bottom, so we were in a fix. Thought we'd follow this track down, but it was leading back to the suburb, and we needed to stay on the mountain. Maria climbed to the top of the escarpment, and saw that it would be fine if we hiked along the fence, although we couldn't see if we could hike all the way. We were just a bit scared to climb over the fence, as we didn't know what kind of game was kept behind it. These areas are known for their lion camps, and we weren't sure, so we hiked on the escarpment, along the fence. There were times where I had a bit of a crisis, because there wasn't enough room between me, the fence, and the escarpment. All of a sudden, I'm not so brave anymore, but we got through those. We also got lost a couple of times, as there were many foot paths leading somewhere, and we took the wrong ones a couple of times. Eventually, after some frustration and bundu bashing, we got to the Hartebeespoort Holiday Resort, and though it would be great to just have a proper bath and bed for a change. It's a lovely establishment right at the foot of the Magaliesberg. I want to say thanx a million to Martie and Rina for all their trouble in making this a super stay.
You know what's amazing? When one can appreciate the things you take for granted, like taking a bath. Bliss. I cannot thank everyone here at the Resort enough for making this possible.
Well, I'm off to bed now. Sleep well everyone, and sweet dreams.
