We finally left Mtunzini at 8h45 and discovered that the weight of the trailer behind the Land Cruiser was rather heavy and we went up steep inclines at about 40kph but managed 110kph on the downhills.
When we turned off at Port Shepstone, we decided to go to Oribi Gorge for lunch. We took the first turnoff which ended up as a 22km circular drive to the picnic spot, and only the last section was in the reserve, but it was a very interesting drive nevertheless. The gorge itself was quite spectacular with many impressive trees and some cycads – White stinkwood, comipheras, umZimbeets, chysophylums, plumbagos. There was several walking trails that unfortunately did not have time to explore, but it certainly merits a return visit.
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| Oribi Gorge |
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| Oribi Gorge |
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| Lunch in Oribi Gorge |
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| Walking at Mount Currie |
We arrived at Mount Currie Reserve about 4pm only to find about 200 people there as they were having a fun day on the dam including jetskis, rafts, etc. The camping ground however only had a couple of camps occupied, but by 6pm most had left and we ended up sharing the campsites with one other couple and a herd of zebra. We managed a short walk up the slopes of Mount Currie before the sun set. It became very chilly but luckily I had made bean soup for supper the day before and we were able to get into bed quite early. Thank heavens I had Doggy there to snuggle up to during the night as well as winter pajamas and blankets. Dog reckons that it was about 10 degrees that night. The first erection of our camp was achieved without too many arguments, but with much discussion and debate and the odd harsh word.
We saw the first ‘highveld’ animals – grey rhebok and blesbok. Birds – bokmakeirie, cape robin, African pochard, and rock pigeons.
This is definitely recommended as a stop over for camper – ablutions clean but basic.
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