17.02 Plaat Oos. 17.03 Twaalfuurkop, a supreme experience and more.
Making progress but a long way still to go, above Swellendam. Weather looking ominous and two little people face these monsters, not an even playing 'mountain'. The plan seemed a good one. On Monday, we were going to attempt this hike but were warned off by a ranger who said it was too wet and therefore, slippery and dangerous. We are thinking of buying burkas because when rangers look into our faces, apparently they see too many wrinkles and so treat us with skepticism. Anyway, the plan was to wait for two days and allow the ground to dry, returning later, after completing the Boesmanskloof hike, a wonder in itself. One small problem was that it rained for two days and so the trail was worse than before. We missed that point somewhere in our optimism. On Monday, we reached about 1,800 feet elevation gain and then stopped at a fast flowing stream. We were unsure of the path and Jenni’s health was suspect so we turned back. That’s not something we do much of but...