We were at the edge of the winelands and my previous posts have shown our base camp.
We spent two days at a bush tented lodge and as usual we wanted to explore the area and a few farming towns. In this post, we were traveling from Robertson to Montagu, and you can see the town of Montagu Here
I have also included a link for you to see the Robertson area Here
At first we had to drive across this multi dollar bridge at the small town of Ashton on the way to the mountain pass that leads to the town called Montagu.
Now I am not much of a town photographer, as I rather prefer to show the roads, the passes and the landscapes.
They say that if you cannot go around the mountain, then go through the mountain.
Out on the other side, the sky had a lovely blue color.
As usual a church dominates the town, but I saw something else that I have never seen before,
Two trees were packed with live Sacred Ibis birds.
In this photo below a male Ibis was having a go at a female at the right hand side and the two guys at the left were encouraging him.
Now when I say that the trees were packed with birds, there were hundreds of them.
Then it was time to go again and we were on our way back.
Some council workers were water spraying the growth at the side of the roads and I think that it gets done for the growth to secure the ground in order to avoid rock falls.
Finally we were over the pass and back on the open road again.
I could have placed 50 photos in here, but it would be a very long post, so I only selected these photos to give you a basic idea about the beauty that is available to us in this country.
Each town or city has things of attraction and its own uniqueness. Sadly, we had friends in Montagu that were booked at a hot spring and we wanted to visit them in order to have a swim in the hot pools, but it didn't work out as the place that they were staying has a ban on day visitors.
I think it is in order to avoid the general public of the town streaming to the hot springs.
Now I don't know if I like this idea of banning day visitors, simply because nature is meant for everyone and nobody should try to own nature. We have many of these cases where private ownership of the land denies visitors access and I don't think that is right.
So we could not get to the hot springs and it was a bit sad.
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Wow, such a beautiful landscape (and I thought my country was mountainous) 😅. Those arches also look super sketchy to me, I wouldn't feel comfortable being under those. Nope. 😂
Thanks for sharing. 🍻
Thank you and thankfully we have many mountains here in South Africa. Those arches have lasted for many years and we have some great teams that work on road safety in the province.
There have been a few rock falls, but things were soon stabilized again. It is however the storm winds that cannot be controlled.
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My father was a very good rock-climber and I do a bit too sometimes, so I know Montagu quite well and love it there!
Great to see and the specialist doctor that treats my arterial blockages, is also a rock climber.
Too finicky for me with all of the anchors and cables, as I am one of those that when I want to get up high, I simply blunder my way up :)
Great that you know Montagu and the next time that we go there, I will make sure that I can get a dip in one of the hot springs.
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Visiting small places on a hot and sunny day is something everyone wants.
Oh yeah, but on a too hot day it can become a torture :)
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Passes and drives around the Cape are stunning in rock formations.
I totally agree natural hot springs should not be closed off to general public, same as beaches or mountains, there for all to enjoy!
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So right and we have done a few, but the intention is to do most of the passes.
Right on, but the problem is that the general public bring with them littering, loud music, drunken fights and a lot of other human problems. People are just destructive and most of our public toilets can attest to the wanton destruction and the filth.
So it is a 20/20 situation.
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Agree people who cannot leave a place the way they would like to find it, problematic everywhere. Perhaps a fee would be more appropriate, or as in your case visiting people already staying there.
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A rather nasty experience, as we felt very bad about not being allowed to access the hot springs.
Marian's two aunts were staying there for two days and they invited us for a visit, so you can imagine how they felt when told that no day visitors were allowed. Sick!
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If they were in residence that is very wrong by the owners, one cannot expect people not to discuss that type of reaction.
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I also think that it is wrong and it should never be allowed, no matter who claims to own the place.
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Beautiful places But when I looked at the vegetation, I saw that the amount of precipitation was less
Thank you and the lack of rain is what makes the Karoo so special, as it is a semi-desert region.
Were the birds encouraged to stay there by the locals? I think they and the magnificent church are a perfect match :) ...
Perhaps they should open up the hot springs to day visitors, and ask for donations for the upkeep of the place in return
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No idea what the situation is but will for sure investigate the next time that we go there :)
Sacred Ibis and Church certainly sounds like they sing the same song.
I think that donations would be a good idea, but that donations should be made compulsory, as that would keep the bad elements out.
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That's true, and it would give those who have the land more incentive make it a special experience!
Yes, I thought the same thing when I saw the Sacred Ibis ;)
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Something really should be done about this, as we were seriously disappointed in not being allowed to visit the hot springs.
We think alike my friend.
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It might be worth suggesting, most people enjoy making even more money...
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We will contact them to complain and to offer a solution my friend.
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That's a great idea, maybe you can get pictures of the hot springs too :) ...
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I see you guys have Dacia Dusters in there(second pic). Did you know these are Romanian cars?
Oh, and I like that old red Golf. Highly reliable cars. These are starting to appreciate in price a lot in here as they get older.
We have them , but over here they are called Renault Dusters, due to the French and Romanian partnership.
The Golf's are also very popular over here due to the appreciation in price.
Now I see that you like cars and I will soon do a post about a Moto Musuem that we visited on this trip.
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Waiting for that post. I like cars a lot. Dacia was bought by Renault. Prior to that Dacia was really shitty.
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Such a great place, and to see so many birds in those trees 🤓 wow.
Such a shame you couldn’t go to that hot spring. Nature should be for all…
Thanks for sharing Zac. Have a great Saturday 👋🏻😊
A great place indeed and with time I will investigate the story about those birds.
Yes, we felt very bad about being denied entry to the hot spring pools, but such is life.
Hope that your Saturday is also good Jackie!
That’s cool you will look further into them.
I can imagine, but like you say, such is life…
Thanks Zac, so far it is. Hope yours too 👋🏻😊
Always do when I see a strange thing 😉
They will hear from us about it!
Not too good as at 8pm power cut and the whole of next week 3 power cuts per day.
Me too 😉
O no… that’s a shame. Not great at all so many a day.
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