Leaving Harrismith we drove 3 or so hours to Didima Camp at Cathedral Peak. When we stopped at Bergville on the way to buy some water, I met a lady at the check out who was keen to talk. She introduced me to a character I had seen in the car park; sort of a tramp, sort of not. Turns out he is a local tribal chief but has adopted a semi homeless life style. Anyway, Goodman was more than happy to be photographed and I donated a few Rand as a thank you.
Cathedral Peak is an awe inspiring piece of mountainside. Our chalet is facing the mountain and there is no other chalets in front to spoil the view. I was going to have another try at star trails tonight but the lure of a massage & pedicure meant that I missed last light and so do not have the required day light shot to balance the star shots. Ok maybe tomorrow night!
As the mountain faces east sun set was not a viable option so we'll have to make an effort to crawl out of bed tomorrow to make the best of the view.
We went for a walk this afternoon, which is the reason most people come here, but the shortest hike turned out to be too long with a heavy camera pack on my back, hence the massage.
It turns out there is wifi here, but we are sitting in the dark outside the conference room to utilize it & it's too slow for my website provider.
So this was posted from a cafe on the road - expecting the next 3 days to be worse re wifi.
Cathedral Peak is an awe inspiring piece of mountainside. Our chalet is facing the mountain and there is no other chalets in front to spoil the view. I was going to have another try at star trails tonight but the lure of a massage & pedicure meant that I missed last light and so do not have the required day light shot to balance the star shots. Ok maybe tomorrow night!
As the mountain faces east sun set was not a viable option so we'll have to make an effort to crawl out of bed tomorrow to make the best of the view.
We went for a walk this afternoon, which is the reason most people come here, but the shortest hike turned out to be too long with a heavy camera pack on my back, hence the massage.
It turns out there is wifi here, but we are sitting in the dark outside the conference room to utilize it & it's too slow for my website provider.
So this was posted from a cafe on the road - expecting the next 3 days to be worse re wifi.
Goodman outside the Spar store
The view from our front door
The Chalets have a low profile
Ours
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