Dec 12th, Augrabies Falls

Daily activities December 2006
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This time Martin spent the day and the following day in Upington, in the province of Northern Cape. See map below:

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	To the left, Greenfield Gardens where our lovely hostess Delida, an afrikaaner meisi from Namibia. To the right, nice big trees here in Upington.
	The garden at the guesthouse were very nicely laid out. So where the dining room.
	The conference room was rather modest.
The map showing the daytrip from Upington to the Augrabies Falls National Park and back.
	To the left, the local museum and tourist information. To the right, on the route to Augrabies Falls. Typical farming area.
	Due to irrigation, anything grows. This is grapes. And you have them were the water is.
	Kakamas where you take off the main road to go to the Augrabies. See map above. The reason for all this greenery, water channels cris-crossing the landscape.
	Almost there. There we are to the entrance of the park.
	Rules. But they didn't say it cost ZAR 60,- to exit the park. Martin had just enough after buying some Christmas presents. At the falls themselves. Martin med Bill from East London, a painter taking pictures to get inspiration for his paintings, but he still uses paper film. Very slow to process in East London. Some four weeks.
	Martin is getting fat in SA. Put on some three kilos already. The falls upstream.
	The falls downstream. Rock formation, nicely cleaned by flooding.
	More dramatic rock formations, formed by water and wind over the millenniums. Tree trunks put there 12 years ago when a 30 year flood washed down the gorge. The dam upstream was 134% full and overflowing like mad.
	Bill and viewing rules. Martin and Bill's shadows showing down on the rocks.
	Today, the place is very well organized with a labyrinth of gangways to follow. Some idiots has managed to fall down into the gorge to never to be found again. The admin building of the complex. Very cool and slick. Great.
	Chalets all over the place. They cost some serious bucks though. Kaffirboom on the road out of the park.
	Plants are covered in nets. To protect from the sun and insect. The life-giving water from the Orange river.
	Shines nice in the sun, doesn't it?