22.12 Golden Gate Highland National Park, a beauty in the Free State plus our amusing birds of paradise.
Jen stands on the top of Brandwag rock, overlooking our accommodation site. We scheduled a visit to Golden Gate Highland Park as a rest stop on the way (a little out the way) to Little Switzerland. We intended resting as we prepared for another busy week. Three years before, we had tackled one particular tough hike which we would like to repeat sometime in the future. In the meantime, we had two steep but shortish , as they say in South Africa, walks. The park is quite beautiful with rondavels and a separate hotel for accommodation. South Africa provides many fine facilities for people wishing to enjoy the outdoors. There are rest camps all over the place , many in KwaZulu-Natal. This park is 'next door' in the Free State. Capturing the golden autumn period in Himeville, not Golden Gate. With many facilities available, it does not mean people go hiking often, necessarily. Some people get out onto the open road in caravans, go camping, fish or just watch...