After a right royal interruption it's back to the falls and gorge one last time today.
If you want to know how worth the while it is going further down the gorge, rock hopping your way along the edges of the Umngeni River this is the terrain you’ll be crossing, and the sight you’ll see. Small cascades and waterfalls appear all along the route. After years of city life I appreciate the chance to get away and soak in a bit of country air – and it doesn’t get much better than this. Actually I seem to say that each time I find another place to enjoy, so probably it does! The basalt rocks seen here are typical of the area and in many places form a natural stairway to help you on your way. They can be slippery when wet and so, remembering that disclaimer signed on entry to the trail, soles with a good grip are a must, and do take care.
The deep slate grey of the rocks contrasts well against the white waters of the flowing river. Needing all four limbs clambering around the gorge, a compact pocket-able digital camera is the ideal tool to capture the occasion. In my opinion the image quality and zoom capability of today’s compacts makes the use of full sized DSLR’s obsolete for this type of photography.
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