BREEK weg van die stadsgewoel na \u2019n plek waar tyd stilstaan; waar die oorverdowende stilte van die bos hard met jou praat en \u2019n reuse, oeroue Outeniqua-geelhoutboom jou siel roer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aan die kant van die N2, net verby die Storms-rivier Total Village van Jeffreysbaai af, lei \u2019n parkeerterrein na wandelpaadjies deur die spikkellig van die welige, koel Tsitsikammabos in die Tuinroete Nasionale Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar is drie roetes: die 1km-sirkelroete vat besoekers tot by die Tsitsikamma Groot Boom \u2013 \u2019n gemaklike 10 minute se stap. Twee roetes is vir die meer onverskrokke stapper en begin by dieselfde plek: \u2019n 2.6km-roete en 4.2km-roete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Name van bome word langs die pad aangedui, en die verskillende paaie is goed gemerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die roete bekoor vanuit die staanspoor. Ons stap dieper die bos in, oor gemaklike houtwandelpaadjies en onder \u2019n digte blaredak van verskillende bome s\u00f3 verweef dat beperkte sonlig deursyfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na 500m maak die bos skielik oop. \u2019n Yslike Outeniekwa-geelhoutboom \u2013 beter bekend as die Tsitsikamma Groot Boom \u2013 staan trots en waghou oor die bome-paradys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die grysaard is meer as 800 jaar oud en staan 36+m hoog, met \u2019n stamomtrek van 9m \u2013 \u2019n reus onder reuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eerbiedig raak ek aan die reus . . . hy pr\u00e1\u00e1t met my siel. \u2019n Storie-skatkis van houtkappers, bos-paadjies en olifante l\u00ea in sy stam opgesluit. Ek maak my o\u00eb toe <\/span>en verbeel my ek hoor die swaar voetval van Oupoot. In die agtergrond breek die dowwe gekap van \u2019n houtkapper se byl die stilte. \u2019n Magiese oomblik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dan is dit tyd vir verder stap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Van hier volg ons die 2.6km-staproete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die houtpaadjie maak plek vir \u2019n smal voetpad wat kronkelend deur bome en varing loop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Bome gesels kreunend en steunend saam, terwyl kleurvolle swamme welig op boomstamme groei.<\/span><\/span> Kyk uit vir die ge-veerde geselsers en bokkies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As dit ge-noeg gere\u00ebn het, kan jy jou dors by twee helder waterpoele les. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BREEK weg van die stadsgewoel na \u2019n plek waar tyd stilstaan; waar die oorverdowende stilte van die bos hard met jou praat en \u2019n reuse, oeroue Outeniqua-geelhoutboom jou siel 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