After the rain of yesterday I woke to sunshine. Had a bit of admin to do in the morning, like getting a local SIM. I put a SIM in a spare phone and use it to generate a hotspot(WiFi) and then connect my main phone to the WiFi. This keeps my main phone with its UK SIM but I have internet access when I travel.
Clanwilliam is a very relaxed town. The B&B owner doesn't even see the need to lock the gate at night in contrast to other places. Walking around the town feels very safe, a good place to rest up. The B&B owner recommended a walk in the Cederberg mountains for the afternoon, so off I rode. He hadn't mentioned it involved climbing a steep pass, but in fact it was fun and good to be on the bike without the extra weight.
The walk promised the chance of seeing Bushman art. I liked the sound off this but wasn't sure what it would be like in reality. I found the place and parked up under a tree. I noticed two things, first was the tree was laden with weaver-bird nests and second was this tree has long sharp thorns, not the best place to park a bike. The owner saw me showing interest in the weaver-birds and commented the only build in the trees near the house. It appears less preditors, wild cats etc., bother them near humans, so the stay close by.
The walk was quite a scramble and had no paintings to be seen for the first kilometre, then the art began to appear. I was blown away. Fortunately the trail was very quiet and I had time to view the art in solitude and try and take it all in. There were pictures of animals, people and even an archer with a drawn bow and arrow. I was trying to imagine this landscape populated by these people and what motivated them to paint like this. Also what skill in the paints used and the location of the paintings that they survived so long.This was a first for me and quite moving.
Going home involved going over the pass again. This poor bike has a hard life! I'm not sure where to go tomorrow. Cape Town is a half a days ride away or I could go to the coast. I'll decide in the morning.
Anyway a few photos of the day
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