A rugged, wild place full of dramatic beauty!
Indeed, between the rocks and the wines, the botanical
diversity, the birds and the stars, we relaxed completely in this quiet
environment. As I watched the colours of the rocks and shadows on the mountains
change throughout the day I decided to get up at 4.30am to be at the Stadsaal
Caves for sunrise.
Guy left me to explore while he negotiated some steep and
dusty passes on his bicycle.
I was all alone for a few
heavenly hours in this wilderness, left to investigate the series of ancient,
spacious inter-leading caves and it’s particularly beautiful elephant rock art
painting. The warm early light reaching deep inside the cave, lit up the rocks
for a short time, in a pallet of unexpected oranges and purples. The silence
enveloped me while I discovered the overwhelming aspects of the scene and time
flew past. A sharp whistle tore me from my captivating reverie; Guy was back,
looking for me…
