DIE rooibok kyk verbaas om. S\u00f3 van: Wat soek julle hier by ons s\u00f3 hoog in die vallei? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dan verdwyn sy fynvoet-haastig die bosse in \u2013 kleintjie agterna . . . en nog een.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Bietjie vorentoe smul \u2019n hele trop aan voer onder die groot bome, beskut teen die warm son \u2013 al lyk grys saamgepakte wolke na re\u00ebn. \u2019n Neushoringvo\u00ebl hou ons wantrouig uit die hoogte dop. Sy helderoranje snawel hap-hap na insekte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Helder blou-blink vo\u00ebltjies vlieg voor ons verby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
En parmantige bobbejane heet ons luidkeels welkom. Of gee hulle hul misnoe\u00eb te kenne?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lieflik en onvergeetlik, hierdie veldtonele oppad na NaguiltjieKloof Akkommodasie in die hartjie van Patensie op die stoep van die gewilde Baviaanskloof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n NaguiltjieKloof<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NaguiltjieKloof op die familieplaas Roodegrond is \u2019n ongekunstelde selfsorg-eenheid op \u2019n sitrus- en aartappelplaas net 8km van Patensie af.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die kothuis skuil tussen die bome en beskik oor twee slaapkamers, \u2019n badkamer met \u2019n stort, sitkamer en \u2019n ten volle toegeruste oopplan-kombuis. Daar is \u2019n groot braai-area en gedurende die re\u00ebnseisoen vloei die rivier naby die kothuis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Dover-stoof is perfek vir koue wintersdae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besoekers moet verkieslik oor \u2019n vierwiel-voertuig of minstens \u2019n SUV met \u2019n ho\u00eb grondvryhoogte beskik om die kothuis (3.3km) te bereik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die bekendste vo\u00ebls hier is die naguiltjie wat elke aand by die kothuis kom gesels en \u2019n neushoringvo\u00ebl wat sy skoonheid in die vensters bewonder. Die knysnaloerie bly ook hier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boksoorte sluit in bosbok, duiker, grysbok, klipspringer, ribbok, blouduiker, koedoe, njala en rooibok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyk ook uit vir bosvarke, ape, dassies, rooikat en luiperde. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wat NaguiltjieKloof aantreklik maak, is juis die afgesonderheid. Van \u2019n selfoon kan jy maar vergeet. Hier is geen opvangs nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eienaar Tammy Scheepers s\u00ea: \u201cOns het vir jare lank dit vreeslik geniet om saam met vriende en fa-milie in die kloof te stap en om in die ongesteurde natuur te braai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het toe besluit om die mooi en lekker met ander natuurliefhebbers te deel\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Roodegrond RivierKamp<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na vinnig uitpak, bietjie rondkyk (in verwondering oor wat hier vermag is) en \u2019n warm koppie koffie, vat ons die pad Roodegrond RivierKamp toe \u2013 skrikkerig dat die broodnodige re\u00ebn ons onkant vang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit drup-drup reeds . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terug oor die kronkelpad, 300m teerpad af aan ons linkerkant. Dan weer grondpad deur die boorde tot by die rivier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00ed\u00e9r loop ons plaaseienaar Stefan Scheepers raak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons vra uit oor die doendinge op die plaas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy glimlag breed: \u201cDie plaas het verskeie stap- en bergfietsroetes met pragtige uitsigte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie een staproete neem jou 14km berg-op. Maar wees gewaarsku, dit is moeilik \u2013 beslis nie vir begin-stappers nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En die rivier?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy beduie met hande ver uitme-kaar: \u201cHier kan jy sulke groot visse vang. Veral rooistert-visse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besoekers kan ook die rivier rustig op \u2019n kajak verken. Wees net versigtig vir die welige plantegroei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns wag vir die groot re\u00ebn om die plantegroei weg te spoel, dan kan jy tot ver om die draai gaan,\u201d s\u00ea Stefan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy help ons om die kajaks in die water te kry, en los ons dan alleen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar gaan ons \u2013 al wankelend. Onseker watter kant van die roeispaan voor of agter is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na \u2019n paar sirkels en groot lag, kom ons reg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons druk die spane diep in die water en dadelik kry die kajak koers rivier-af. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nie een van ons s\u00ea \u2019n woord nie. Al wat ons hoor is die geluid van die roeispane in die water en die sagte fluistering van die wind deur die reuse bome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Eend-familie kom groet skaam, en pers-blou waterlelies pronk trots tussen die bruin plantegroei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stilte en saligheid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tyd vir omdraai, die riete versper die pad vorentoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Stap<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reg om die plaas verder te verken, pak ons die dro\u00eb rivierloop reg by ons akkommodasie aan. Salig op ons eie tyd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Af by die klein steilte en regs verby die kothuis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buk-buk onderdeur die ruig plantegroei . . . dan weer al spring-end oor die rivierklippe \u2013 mooi trap. Swart- en grysklippe vol wit \u201cverfstrepe\u201d. Groot en klein. Dit lyk asof \u2019n kunstenaar hier na hartelus rondgespeel het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reusagtige bome troon bo ons uit: geelhout, witstinkhout, nieshout, wilde katjiepiering, olienhout, melkhout, wildevy, gwarrie, kiepersol en perdepram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op pad ervaar jy die mees indrukwekkende rotsformasies. As jy stilstaan en jou o\u00eb opwaarts rig, voel jy so klein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is ook hier teen die kranse waar die boggom-boggom van tevrede bobbejane in hul eie habitat hulself laat geld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons stap tot by die eerste klein waterpoel. \u2019n Padda spring verskrik terug in die water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verder stap tot by die volgende poel . . . en nog een \u2013 almal groen van lank-staan. Die droogte het sy tol ge\u00ebis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Verlore krap skarrel skewe-lyf by ons verby en vo\u00ebls blits van tak tot tak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As jy gelukkig is, sien jy miskien \u2019n bosloerie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons neem foto\u2019s met ons o\u00eb en b\u00eare dit in ons geheue. Geen foto kan di\u00e9 landskap weergee nie, en geen woord kan dit raak beskryf nie: blou bergreekse, diep klowe, ruigte, bosse en hemelho\u00eb bome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die son is naby aan pajamas aantrek. Ons besluit om terug te draai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Terug by die kothuis<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terug by die kothuis sit ons tot laataand buite terwyl ons braaivuurtjie knetter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die naguil roep . . . en die kriek-orkes is in volle swang. So af en toe maak \u2019n bobbejaan sy stem dik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons kuier word een van stilte en rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Sondagoggend stap ons vir oulaas in die dro\u00eb rivierloop, maar nie te ver nie . . . dan is dit tyd vir huiswaarts keer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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