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13th Day 6 April 2010
Oudtshoorn - Knysna

... .. Alarm Clock 6.30, suitcase out the door, breakfast 7.30 clock, cases identified 8.10Uhr Departure to Buffelsdrift Game Lodge.
The search for a cloud in the sky was unsuccessful.

What some of us have found, however, is a new way of looking at God. The evening before, at first unobtrusive bar with suit pants and shirt at the sitting, then enthusiasm, almost acting like a mission, trying to instil us a Cape Town based his view of God and the world with hands and feet. His last words as we went to bed at 0.30 clock "God will always be with you!"

But now to our program.
The Buffelsdrift Game Lodge covers about 3000 hectares with four jeeps, binoculars and cameras equipped, went is on the hunt for a variety of animals in that area. During the trip met the beautiful, rolling hills are wildebeest, springbok, antelope (the largest in Africa), giraffe (45cm long tongue, 5500 Muscles in the neck), zebras, rhinos, hippos and elephants. Our jeep driver also explained the various tree and plant species such as elephant fruit tree or Acacia Karoo. When the rhinos and elephants, we could even go approach to a few meters and take fantastic photos.
The highlight there was a deposit of a bull elephant, who made great figure as a model.
was after almost two-hour game drive it in the beautiful lakeside restaurant an enjoyable lunch where we watched the hippos from the other side.

A detail: the only place for lunch, where the sun raged about was the one was mine (the author of this daily report).
The hippos had it as much cozier. After a short sunbathe they settled back into the water and dived off into the cool water.

After lunch we drove on to the Cango Caves, a South African landmark. This cave is Africa's largest, guided cave and one of the seven wonders of southern Africa. They were
20 Million years ago. People visited the cave since ancient times. More than 80,000 years here were the first people of South Africa accommodation, before 1780, the first Dutch colonists discovered the caves.
Our 60 minute tour took us through the six largest and most spectacular buildings. In addition to many stalagmites and stalactites and some stalagnates were concentrated in the "African drum tree" and the "Great Concert Hall of the highlights of this guide.
For almost 30 years, the largest hall was used as a concert hall which could seat about 1300 people.
When our leader, the African National Anthem sang, it was us shiver.
Many could imagine how beautiful these concerts in 1964 - must have sounded 1994th
At a temperature of 19 degrees in the cave could stand it. But when we left the cave again, the African sun beat down with 37 degrees on our heads.
But our bus driver Steven was waiting with the air-conditioned bus for us and we continued our journey. On the way to Knysna we passed lagoons and lakes.
The last few miles we went along the coast. Unfortunately, the view was initially obscured by the strong prevailing bush fires on the mountain slopes around the town of George.
The arrival at the Knysna Hollow Lodge was - as so often - instead of with some delay (one of our participants had lost in a shopping center).


When we in our - as always - nice dinner ran the last few days pass in review occurred to us again what makes our lives better and more livable:

is "In the evening it wise for the past day,
but not smart enough for those who may come. "

René Kollarits