Day 3 - Namaqualand Flower Tour

Calvinia was a very cold 0 deg last night. We

Niewoudt Falls

froze during night with no extra blanket and a cold shower - think positive - nothing is going to spoil our trip. We just huddled extra close.

Niewoudtsville Waterfall

Nice!

Early 0700 breakfast and we are off to Niewoudtville.  There is fog and a slight drizzle which I hope clears before we get to the Niewoudtville Falls.

The rain lifted just long enough for us to walk down to the waterfalls which is a few kilometers out of Niewoudtsville.  Most amazing this underground water gushing out of the sandstone mountainside. You cannot believe that this is still part of the Karoo - it is lush and green.


The Dutch Reform Congregation in

Niewoudtsvill Dutch Reforem Church

Niewoudtville was established in 1885. In 1906 the cornertone was layed. Pews for 500 are made of oak and the pulpit of white Tafelberg Sand Stone. Beautiful.

Kners Vlaktes

At 1315 we passed the border into the Western Cape Province and through the van Rijn Pass into the Kners Vlakte. The rain has lifted slightly so holding thumbs for good weather.

Van Rynsdorp boasts the largest succulent nursery in the world.  The Kokerboom Nursery has a variety of 500 indigenous species.

Oliphant's River Bridge

We are on our way to Lambert's Bay where we will over night.

The Sishen to Saldahna Railway line is 861 km long and crosses the Oliphants River just outside Lutzville via a

Doring Baai

bridge of 1,035 km.




We took the coastal route passing Doring Baai on the way to Lamberts Bay Where we had to pass through a toll gate even though we were on a gravel road. Staying at the Lamberts Bay Hotel and going to enjoy fresh seafood tonight. 

Still a bit cloudy and low temperatures but looking forward to tommorrow