An alternative to Cape Point
On Saturday, Rosemary and I set out on our first mini exploratory mission since my foot operation in June. Our aim was to locate a potensially new bouldering area, situated on the farm behind the Good Hope Nursery. The circuit is roughly 2km in length, something that can be accomplished with a small child, with many 'discovery' stops enroute and a good rest at the halfway mark.
The first part of our uphill journey was on a clearly marked path, which eventually branched off with a newly formed track heading up to the line of boulders. Rosemary loved finding the the flowers and the half hidden signs indicating various fynbos species enroute.
The path wound up between and round sculpted rocks, proteas and other plants. After about a kilometre we reached a sandstone outcrop forming a prominent ridgeline marking the upper reaches of the farm. Most of the boulder problems were not suitable for adults, as they were too short, but Rosemary enjoyed scrambling to the top of a few of the rocks.
Our lunch perch provided a fantastic view across to Bontebok mountain in the Cape Point Nature reserve, and to Scarborough and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. It was rather tempting to snooze in the warm afternoon sun, but realising I might have to carry not just my rucksac, but a rather large sleeping two year old all the way back promted me into action.
The initial part of our route was reversed, and then we continued on a seperate footpath down the hillside, crossing a stream enroute, and enjoying a close up sigthing of an angulate torotoise.
Often overlooked by tourists who zoom on by to the busy area at Cape Point, the Good Hope Nursery is a little fynbos gem which gives you a great feeling of enjoying a wild area with the opportunity to savour a cup of fynbos tea, and fynbos cake once you have completed your walk or bought a protea.
The first part of our uphill journey was on a clearly marked path, which eventually branched off with a newly formed track heading up to the line of boulders. Rosemary loved finding the the flowers and the half hidden signs indicating various fynbos species enroute.
The path wound up between and round sculpted rocks, proteas and other plants. After about a kilometre we reached a sandstone outcrop forming a prominent ridgeline marking the upper reaches of the farm. Most of the boulder problems were not suitable for adults, as they were too short, but Rosemary enjoyed scrambling to the top of a few of the rocks.
Our lunch perch provided a fantastic view across to Bontebok mountain in the Cape Point Nature reserve, and to Scarborough and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. It was rather tempting to snooze in the warm afternoon sun, but realising I might have to carry not just my rucksac, but a rather large sleeping two year old all the way back promted me into action.
The initial part of our route was reversed, and then we continued on a seperate footpath down the hillside, crossing a stream enroute, and enjoying a close up sigthing of an angulate torotoise.
Often overlooked by tourists who zoom on by to the busy area at Cape Point, the Good Hope Nursery is a little fynbos gem which gives you a great feeling of enjoying a wild area with the opportunity to savour a cup of fynbos tea, and fynbos cake once you have completed your walk or bought a protea.
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