Celtic Rover
The garden route is living up to its name, as we move from Arch Rock to Storm River Park, (another one of the excellent SANPark network) clouds tumble over the escarpment in the morning sun and we cross a dramatic bridge, bungie jumping for the braver is available.
Once we reach the park we have a day of hiking around, they have a nice suspension bridge and a long technical hike (lots of boulders, rocks and cliff edges to negotiate) which is part of the Otter Trail and takes us to a pretty waterfall after 6km. Some poor hikers were on the 6 day trial with large rucksacks, I would not have fancied jumping from rock to rock with that load.
This part of South Africa reminds us of the west coast of Scotland in the summer, except no midges and the campsites are half full so we have no trouble finding a place to stay. Temperatures are in the low 20oC so really nice to hike in just shorts, T-shirt and a hat.
After the hike we treat ourselves to a nice meal at the park restaurant, steak and chips for me, I think we will sleep well tonight….
