Wednesday 16th Sept'09.
We set out to do the Silvermine N. dam - Nordhook Peak
- Panarama - Elephants Eye route. It was a very wet day
with low cloud on the hills and so we had to do a simple
circuit of 2 hours duration. A good turnout for such a wet day.
An indication that we all feel in need of the exercise I think.



It was as bleak as it looks here.

More of the ravine opposite the Alexandra Dam



An incredible collection of Pigeon Holes

Thick indigenous forest


Rugged and beautiful

Added interest on the 'Dams' walk from Constantia Nek.
On one of Robin's Monday walks to the dams in August, we took a path
left just opposite the Alexandra Dam. It led to a shady ravine
with caves and indigenous forest. We all agreed, all four of us,
that it would be a good lunch venue or just an interesting
addition any time we are passing that way.

Identified as Moraea tripitala (Blou - Uintjie)
of the Iris family.


Common and widespread in rocky sandstone and
soils from the West, Southwest and Southern Cape.
(we only saw one)
Thanks Les.

Checking for ticks?

Beer and chips for startes

Robin and Inge on galley duty

Hambergers and ALL the trimmings

Sleeping giant........

Fragile loner - unidentified (Les??)

Lots of these guys. (One flat courtesy of a careless

motorist)

Startlingly bright daisies

Joe and Inge in Postberg,Wild Coast National Park ready to do the hike.

Les taking in the atmosphere and feeling relaxed after leading the Group through the West Coast National Park

Some hungry fellows waiting for the scraps.

Robin, the man of the moment, making a braai and cooking delicious hamburgers for the Group and ably assisted by Inge

The Team waiting for their Hamburger being prepared by Robin

A great photo of you Joe

George and Barry looking after the beers in the portable fridge/cooler

Neville and Barry having a serious discussion

Lawrence and Harold at Churchhaven having a well earned beer

Mandy and Colin looking good after a long hike.

Dunc the Hunk - West Coast National Park September 2009

The Group busy getting ready for the Hike in the West Coast National Park September 2009

Les, our Leader and Organiser on the day (3rd September 2009)

Colin S looking remarkedly "cool" in a temperature of + 30C with no wind. The Disa hike will be remembered for the heat and the refreshing Cecelia Waterfall on the way down.

Karl, in the background, is admiring the view

A Blue Disa found on the Aquaduct

A garden of Red Disas on the Aquaduct

A beautiful example of a Red Disa taken from the Aquaduct. We were greeted with lots of these Red Disas growing near the streams at the top of Table Mountian.

Wednesday 25th of February -

The view from near the top of Table Mountain up from Cecelia Forest on the way to the Aquaduct.

Taken going up Myburgh's

Ravine

Monday 23rd February 2009 the Group climbing Myburgh's Ravine.

A view of the Orange Kloof Ravine. I think it is Duncan climbing out of the Ravine

The Woodhead Tunnel was built between 1888 and 1891 to divert the Disa stream to the western slopes of Table Mountain. This photo was taken up the Orange Kloof Ravine

This is a Cluster Disa in the Orange Kloof and is pollinated by the Table Mountain Beauty butterfly.

This is a Red Crassula - Klipblom - crassula coccinea. We found these flowers in the Orange Kloof Ravine

Another photo of the Group in the Orange Kloof.

The Group on the Orange Kloof Hike on 11th February 2009. Our guide was Clem who was nearly 80 years old- an amazing chap for his age.