{"id":56780,"date":"2018-11-29T06:01:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T04:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/bergrivier-se-stilte-bekoor-20181128-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:13:28","slug":"bergrivier-se-stilte-bekoor-20181128-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/bergrivier-se-stilte-bekoor-20181128-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bergrivier se stilte bekoor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STILTE, vrede, rus en gasvryheid . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tussen die Kouga-berge en groen valleie van die Gamtoosvallei, is \u2019n plek waar jy weer die kalmte in jou kop terugkry en die spanning uit jou skouers laat gly \u2013 Bergrivier, gele\u00eb in die hartjie van Loerie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Di\u00e9 perfekte plek om te gaan asemskep \u2013 weg van die stad se gewoel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En om saam met bedreigde rooivin-vissies te swem, terwyl die kroonarend vanuit sy nes hoogkyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wie weet, jy mag dalk net \u2019n bokkie of twee raakloop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <b>Bergrivier<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Op die Woensdagoggend van ons kuier by Bergrivier, aan die voet van die Kouga-berge, kom eienaar Dorie Williams aangestap om te groet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Netjies uitgevat. Nie \u2019n haar uit hul plek nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agter haar l\u00ea die w\u00eareld nog kol-kol swart en dooie boomtakke reik tevergeefs na bo. Plek-plek beur die groen gras deur die harde grond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Junie-wegholbrand, verlede jaar het groot skade aangerig. Maar hulle was bevoorreg. Die brand is neffens hul huis gestop. Terugbaklei en baie genade van Bo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ek vra Dorie uit oor die plaas \u2013 die familieplaas behoort al sedert 1855 aan die Williams-fa-milie (vyf geslagte op die plaas) en spog met \u2019n familie-kerkhof waarvan die oudste graf uit 1864 dateer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy glimlag: \u201cEk en my man, Japie, het gedurende die 1980s ongeveer 80ha grond van sy neef, Henry, gekoop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maar wat maak mens met \u2019n klomp klipkoppe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoer met mense in die ongerepte natuur, natuurlik,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So ges\u00ea, so gedaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ons vra uit oor ons knus selfsorg-kliprondawel, Naguiltjie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns het versigtig optimisties \u2013 na baie gebede \u2013 met \u2019n rondawel begin om eers die mark te toets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns wou graag die natuur in die argitektuur inbring. Ons moes ook die aftreegeld versigtig gebruik . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns het begin rondkyk en besef daar is genoeg natuurlike materiaal tot ons beskikking. Die rondawel is grotendeels van klip uit die river gebou. Die plafon is van riet en die dak van sement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2019n Grasdak sal nie in die fynbos-area deug nie . . . al was dit my droom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toe volg nog eenhede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <b>Stap<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na \u2019n vinnige koppie koffie, gaan verken ons een van die vele staproetes op die plaas: die 3km-watervalroete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die son brand warm op ons rug . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oor die kampterrein en verby die begraafplaas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van hier volg ons die blou blokkies in die bome wat die pad aandui. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buk-buk onderdeur die ruig plantegroei . . . dan weer al springend oor die rivierklippe \u2013 mooi trap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tot by die waterval met \u2019n  diep bergpoel waar jy heerlik kan afkoel na die stap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyk uit vir die klein rooivin-vissies \u2013 \u2019n bedreigde spesie wat slegs in \u2019n paar stroompies in die omgewing voorkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As jy tjoepstil in die water sit, sal die vissies jou vel mooi skoon suig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En wanneer jy voor die waterval staan, loer oor jou linkerskouer na die kroonarend se nes in die groot geelhoutboom. Hy broei al vir jare hier \u2013 pak net elke jaar nog \u2019n klomp takke op die nes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <b>Natuurlewe<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D<span>ie roete sorg vir genoeg roering vir al jou sintuie. Hier is drie biome op die paas: fynbos, vallei-bosveld en inheemse bos.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns ontdek nog \u2018nuwe\u2019 plante waarvan ons nie geweet het nie,\u201d s\u00ea Dorie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Met 158 vo\u00ebls op die lys, is Bergrivier \u2019n vo\u00eblkykerspara-dys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan is daar die bokkies wat snags op die grasperk kom wei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBosbokke is redelik volop, maar daar is ook grysbokkies en duikertjies, asook ander diere soos ystervarke, musseljaatkatte, bosvarke en erdvarke.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <b>By die rondawel<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terug by die rondawel sit ons die res van die middag luilekker op ons stoep oor die vallei en uitkyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ons vuurtjie knetter vir tjoppies en braaibroodjies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ons kuier word een van rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Donderdagoggend drink ons vir oulaas koffie . . . dan is dit tyd vir huiswaarts keer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As jy net \u2019n slag wil stilsit en die stilte om jou hoor, is daar geen beter plek om te wees nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <b>Meer inligting<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Bergrivier beskik oor twee knus steenkothuise, een hout-huisie, twee egte ossewaens en \u2019n kampeerterrein. 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