A quiet day in Argomaniz
We had settled into a wonderful Parador, overlooking this plain with Vitoria in the distance, and decided on a quiet day in Argomaniz. We decided not to tackle a big city, but amuse... READ MORE
Sos to Argomaniz
Sos to Estella We took the usual road into Sanguesa but this time crossed the River Aragon, leaving the town behind us as we drove westwards along the river valley. The valley is... READ MORE
Walking round the walls of Sos del Rey Catolico
Somehow I managed to mislay my photographs, and so for a second time I walked around the walls of Sos del Rey Catolico. It is a good way of seeing the town, and... READ MORE
A visit to Uncastillo and Luesia
We set off from Sos to visit Uncastillo, and Luesia. We had been to Uncastillo in the past, but Luesia was new. READ MORE
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Sannas Pos
At Sannas Pos, on 31 March 1900, Boers led by General Christiaan de Wet defeated British soldiers under Brigadier General Broadwood. It was a significant skirmish for two reasons: the Post controlled the water supply to Bloemfontein via the Modder River, andIt was … Continued
Golden Gate National Park to Bloemfontein
It was to be a long day’s drive, 321 kms from Kiara Lodge in the Golden Gate National Park to the City Lodge Hotel, Bloemfontein, and we started early.
Van Reenen Cemetery, Golden Gate National Park
Alongside the road is the graveyard of the Van Reenen Family. J N R Van Reenen was a farmer who trekked into the area in 1875 to settle on his new farm, Vuurland, and as the fading light coloured the cliffs he apparently called … Continued
The Oribi Loop in the Golden Gate National Park
The Oribi Loop is one of two one-way drives in the Golden Gate National Park. The road is 4.2 kms and the scenery is wonderful, with changing colours at different times of the day.
The Blesbok Loop Drive in the evening
The Blesbok Loop Drive in the Golden Gate National Park looks quite different in the evening light.
The Blesbok Loop Drive in The Golden Gate National Park
The Blesbok Loop is a one way drive of c6.7kms which gives wonderful views and ever-changing colours. We drove it during the daytime and at the ‘golden hour’ in the evening. The start of the drive is just beyond, or before, the Glen … Continued
Shadows & Light in Echo Ravine
I loved playing with the light in Echo Ravine in the Golden Gate National Park.