Automattic WWWP5k 2016: River Sand Road | Dis Ekke
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Posted by HesterLeyNel in #WWWP5k	≈ 34 Kommentaar
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River Sand Road after heavy rains in July 2016 Southcoast freeway bridge over the Mtwalume River River Sand Road winding through the cane fields Fresh bushbuck spoor in the mud on River Sand Road The hills are lush green with the new sugar cane growth showing after the first rains. The sugar cane, when ready for harvesting, is burned on the fields before it is cut down and transported to the refineries in large trucks. The sweet smell of the burning cane hangs in the air from January to October, when operations cease for a three month period. We met a few field workers when we stopped to admire the green fields stretching to the higher reaches of the Mtwalume River.
Sugar cane workers are collecting the dry stalks from the fiels Workers in the sugar cane fields After cutting the sugar cane the neat rows on the hilltop reminds one of an amphitheater The new sugar cane shoots are already in evidence and are displayed in vivid green after the first rains The higher reaches of the Mtwalume River viewed from the hilltop From our vantage point we spotted a herd of Nguni cattle being driven uphill towards us and we waited for them to appear around the bend in the road. These cows and their calves are used to interaction with people and to our delight they started following us on the road when we called to them, ignoring their herder’s admonishments and the crack of his whip. He told us later that it was only his first day on the job with this particular herd and he was having a little difficulty controlling them, as he has not yet learnt their names! These ladies and their offspring are named according to the color and pattern of their hides and they respond to their given names.
South Africa’s indigenous Nguni cattle, long the mainstay of traditional Zulu culture, are known for their fertility and resistance to diseases. Read more about this breed in The abundant Nguni herds.
Nguni cattle in a sugar cane field Nguni cattle being herded along the road Nguni cattle following us on River Sand Road Nguni cattle grazing in a harvested sugar cane field The herder is taking a break on a pile of sugar cane At last we reached the top and this is the magnificent view that greeted us: You can see the Southcoast freeway at the bottom of the hill, the Mtwalume River, swollen with water reaching halfway up the concrete pillars of the train bridge; the lagoon which is very still and calm today, and the ocean in the back.
34 thoughts on “Automattic WWWP5k 2016: River Sand Road”	jen's magic said:	2016-10-04 om 8:03 vm	Lovely Place! Relaxing. Refreshing. Inspiring. Fresh Air…
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-10-04 om 8:34 vm	Yes it is, thank you for taking the time to read 😀 LikeLike
nowathome said:	2016-10-02 om 6:08 nm	Baie mooi geskryf!
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-10-02 om 6:50 nm	Dankie man en dankie vir die inloer
scrapydo2.wordpress.com said:	2016-10-02 om 10:03 vm	Sjoe dis darem maar lekker om so n “intieme” stukkie van jou wêreld te beleef. Dit bly spesiaal.
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-10-02 om 10:05 vm	Dankie vir die saamloop. Hier verander die landskap letterlik van dag tot dag en word altyd weer nuut. LikeLike
scrapydo2.wordpress.com said:	2016-10-02 om 10:35 vm	Snaaks genoeg dis hier ook nogal so. Elke more as ek skooltoe ry verkyk ek my aan die landskap hier. Hier is ook sulke gladde heuwels soos daar waar suikerriet geplant word. Dis net weivelde wat in kampe verdeel is.
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-10-02 om 10:38 vm	Dis vir my baie mooi, veral omdat ek in so ‘n plat halfwoestyn wêreld grootgeword het.
scrapydo2.wordpress.com said:	2016-10-02 om 10:58 vm	Ja, die Hoëveld het nie veel opwinding wat dit aan betref nie. Dis hoekom ek die Bosveld ook so geniet het. Die bome en groen lower was vir my wonderlik. Ongelukkig het alles so uitgetrap en afgekap geraak dat dit nie meer dieselfde is nie. Dis wat dit hie so lekker maak. Hier is regtig nog our oue bome wat beskerm word.
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-10-02 om 11:13 vm	Ja, ongelukkig het natuurbewaring hier nie vinnig genoeg ‘n bestaansreg ontwikkel nie.
perdebytjie said:	2016-10-01 om 10:57 nm	Ai dis pragtig geskryf met mooi foto’s!Maak my sommer lus om weer bietjie na Groenheuweltjieland toe te kom!
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-10-02 om 7:10 vm	Groenheuweltjie lyk op die oomblik mooier as wat dit voel. Ek dink ek moet jou tentjie leen om onder op die strand te gaan sit, uit die wind 😀 LikeLiked by 1 person
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aj vosse said:	2016-09-27 om 12:20 nm	Beauty at it’s best!! And yes, those are the cattle that belong in Southern Africa! Dankie vir ‘n lekker stappie daar saam met julle. Maar, en ja… daar’s altyd ‘n maar. Ek dog julle sou braai op nationale braai dag? 😉
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-27 om 12:47 nm	Ons het toe tog in die namiddag ‘n braai gehad, hewel dit winderig was. Hoender in mango-sous vir my man en snoek vir my en Karen. Die snoek was ernstig warm, want sy het besluit om ‘n jalapeno / avokadepeer sous daarby te bedien. Baie lekker!, maar warm.
aj vosse said:	2016-09-27 om 1:16 nm	Lekker hitte!! Nou’s my siel weereens gerus… julle het gebraai! 😉
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-27 om 1:24 nm	Jy het mos beveel en Royalty moet gehoorsaam word *bobbing a curtsy*
aj vosse said:	2016-09-27 om 1:27 nm	Ja haar edele… BOB!! Net nie daai Bob van oor die grens nie!! 😉
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-27 om 1:30 nm	😀 ek gesels nie boblitiek nie!
aj vosse said:	2016-09-27 om 1:49 nm	Wha HahahaHHHAAA!! Nou rol ek rond!! LikeLiked by 1 person
rondomtaliedraai said:	2016-09-25 om 7:23 nm	Dis lekker interessant
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-25 om 7:37 nm	Ja dis nogal ‘n belewenis om op die heuwel oor kant die pad te staan en na jou huis te kyk. Ons het lankal agtergekom dat die “buurman” daar ‘n verkyker het en baie goed weet wat aangaan op ons heuwel!
rondomtaliedraai said:	2016-09-26 om 6:17 nm	Hehehehe en as hy jou blog sou lees sal hy allerhande gevolgtrekkings maak! LikeLiked by 1 person
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-26 om 6:24 nm	quid pro quo
rondomtaliedraai said:	2016-09-26 om 6:50 nm	Mmmm jy hou hom ook dop… hier broei ‘n storie LikeLiked by 1 person
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-26 om 7:23 nm	Hy’s een van daai a-holes wat dink die son gaan onder wanneer hy gaan sit. Uitgesproke rassis en baie ontevrede oor die vakansie-oord wat in verkeerde hande beland het. Ons lag net vir hom.
rondomtaliedraai said:	2016-09-26 om 7:35 nm	Ooo ja ek ken ook sulke mense LikeLiked by 1 person
Eveline Lenderink said:	2016-09-25 om 6:17 nm	Zo leuk om het landschap te zien dat zo totaal anders is dan ik mij voorstel
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-25 om 6:41 nm	Die Suid-Afrikaanse landskap lyk anders in elke streek. Sommige plekke is baie droog en lyk vaal, op ander plekke is baie berge – ek ontdek elke keer iets nuuts.
Toortsie said:	2016-09-24 om 10:58 nm	Dankie. Lekker saamgestap!
Tannie Frannie said:	2016-09-24 om 5:45 nm	Het nou heerlik saamgestap. Ag hoe wens ek julle kon vir ons van daardie reen stuur…
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-24 om 5:48 nm	Ek sou graag wou; ek dink ons is besig om vrotpootjie te ontwikkel 😀 😀 LikeLiked by 1 person
Tannie Frannie said:	2016-09-24 om 6:00 nm	Afrika – altyd te veel of te min! Hier sit ons met waterbeperkings…
HesterLeyNel said:	2016-09-24 om 6:09 nm	My dogter sê die mense stel nie die vereistes duidelik genoeg wanneer daar gebid word vir reën nie. 😛 LikeLiked by 1 person
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