First week April

Rita's first Pizza; very professional-looking and very tasty.
I spent the day hiking with Yvonne and her kids to Castle Gorge. Here we are damming up the water in a nearby pool. Made the pool behind me 4 inches deeper, and made a nice waterfall roar when we stood up. "Do it again!" said Thomas... "..But it takes 20 minutes...!!"
Thomas and Alexandra. They walked the whole way... quite a long walk... Up 1000 ft, and across a few kilometres. We looked at Boer War building remains, insects, frogs... saw Klipspringers (buck), great swimming - not cold yet. A great day.

two old pics

Richie Havens at Womad 2005, Reading, UK. I love Womad... I enjoyed Havens and though not a fan, I like my picture of him here.
These guys were easily the best group at this Womad: Les Yeux Noirs. Here the main two are playing ONE violin, quite wildly; a brilliant group. Eastern European, or French Gypsey music. I ran and bought all three available CDs as soon as their first sesssion was over, and still listen to them frequently.

Hike on sunday

Yvonne and Thomas most of the way to Dome pools. The area had burned out a few days ago. Yvonne loves hiking but can't get out as much as she'd like because of the kids, so we join her when she can, to help with Thomas and Alex.

Alex isn't much into hiking but will gladly go if Rita goes.
She loved this bum slide, I tried it once... bum got a bit sore. Alex went about 20 times .

Thomas and me: comparing our carrots as we eat them.

Badplaas

A series of slides and mini-rapids, with overhead waterfalls - great fun ride. Not really for kids who can't swim as occasionally one gets overturned.

The long, fast, twisting slide.

Yvonne's kids

Ah, it's great out here.








A Boer War detail... These walls are all over the Magaliesberg. Some easily spotted, like this one. Lots were to hide behind while shooting or waiting., This one was more likely to stop Boers on horses from getting to the top.










Thomas.
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These 'multiples' photos were fun, and the kids love them.




Alex.

Hey, this kid makes me laugh.

A few pics over the past few weeks.

2 of my pics of Robert Plant (was lead singer of Led Zeppelin), at UK Womad festival 2005 with his new World Music band: The New Sensation. Great stuff.

These klipspringers are surprisingly relaxed with humans in sight.

My favourite little pool on the way to Cedarberg Kloof.

The dung beetles were working like mad. While I watched two beetles rolled up balls and ran off with them into the veld (backwards). Dung seemed still fairly fresh but don't know what laid it.

Rita and me - Cedarberg Hike, with Yvonne and kids.

Fabulous pools on the way to the main pools of Castle Gorge.not too cold.

Trying to entice Yvonne's kids in.

Nice dip in a pool at the end of the kloof (gorge), near bottom of Cedarberg and Tonquani; too deep to stand near waterfall.

This Rhino Beetle flew in the house the other night.

Nice photo of Rita..from last year, we spent a weekend away, not camping.. for a change.