Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Today our cycling will take us
from Rheenendal (old gold mining country) to Brenton-on-Sea and Buffalo
Bay. Much of the ride was through
forested land with gentle uphill and downhill riding. At the N2 highway there was a fabulous
downhill ride for several kms and then a left with a nice ride to the
ocean. At the mouth of the Goukamura
river, there were spectacular views of the ocean and the very rocky (red-tan
colored) coast.
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| River meets Indian Ocean |
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| Mountains to the West |
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| Rugged Coastline |
The ride along the coastline was
beautiful – blue sky, deep blue Indian ocean with white frothy waves, and
tan-colored sandy beaches tucked among the red-tan rugged rocks. A quick left onto Walker Drive took us to the
end of the ride with a great view of the Bay.
We have traveled south and west of Knysna along what is known as the Garden
Route.
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| Buffalo Bay |
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| Arrived at Buffalo Bay |
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| Wading in the Indian Ocean |
A couple did a swim in the Indian
Ocean, but the water temperature was much too cold for us – probably as cold or
colder than the Pacific. I
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| Debbie and Jesse in the Indian Ocean |
n addition,
there was a constant strong wind blowing in from the ocean, which was covered
with whitecaps. We had a couple of hours
to relax, view the parasailing, and then have a picnic lunch before retracing
our route back to the River Deck Restaurant/Bar.
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| Louis, Bob, Ann, Mary Ann, and Maureen |
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| River Deck |
From there we shuttled back to
the Belvidere Manor to get freshened up and relax.
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| Manor Cottages |
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| Manor Grounds and View |
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