We rode back to Johannesburg, but with a slight change in route for the first part, along R536 towards Lydenburg, named the “Highlands Meander” and along the Dragons Mountain (highest mountain range in South Africa) and Blyde River Canyon: the Canyon is over 4,500 feet (1,372 m) deep. Coming down one of the mountains
Mountains where planted forests have been harvested and replanted
Can you see the two tiny people at the top of the falls in the middle of the picture. That's how high these are.
Bourke's Luck Potholes at the confluence of the Treur (river of tears) and Blyde Rivers
River of Tears and River of Joy meet at the Pot Holes. Adam told us the following story: Afrikaans were leaving the area after the Boer war, trying to find new lands in Mozambique to re-establish their farms. They told their loved ones that if they were not back within a certain time it meant they had died. They did not come back within the allocated time so their families renamed it River of Tears. A few months later, their family members returned, hence River of Joy.
Three Rondavels promontory
Three Rondavels promontory
The Three Rondavels promontory of the Drakensberg escarpment
We rejoined the N4 and retraced our route to Johannesburg from there.
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