Around this time last year we, myself and BF, went to Rocherpan Nature Reserve, a small nature reserve up the West Coast, between Velddrift and Elands Bay.
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| A little map of Rocherpan. |
We had our folding bikes with us and quickly found a spot to park the car and unfold the cycles.
(I will formally introduce the folding bikes at a later stage)
Rocherpan Nature Reserve is quite small and we managed to cycle to the end a back in a couple of hours, in a very leisure pace and with time to enjoy the nature. In the time we were there we only came across other people ones (in a big 4x4 off course) and it was in general a very peaceful place. Maybe on account of it being off season.
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| Me having a good time. |
Cycling as oppose to driving a car really brings you closer to nature, not only do you have time to spot all the little tings and animals, you also meet them on more equal terms.
I never appreciated how big (those legs, uh) an ostrich is before it ran pass me only 10 meters from me.
Also the sounds, not being boxed in a car you can hear the sound of the wind in the trees, the sound of the birds whistling and the sound of the waves braking on the beach.
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| Me with little Table Mountain in the back ground, to the left of my head. |
We had brought fresh fruit and a blancket, and enjoyed parking our bikes and relaxing on the sand.
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| There is always a handy parking for a cycle. |
We did not only encounter the ostrich but also a large colony of flamingoes, pretty little orange birds(?) turtles and lots of flowers.
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| Small purple flowers. |
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| I do not know what kind of bush this is. But it is intersting looking. |
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| Little orange birds. |
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| Flamingo colony. |
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| One of many turtles. |
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