Went on holiday with my family one weekend, and it was awesome... Just before that weekend I had some hectic issues and counselling and the weekend provided an oppurtinity to think through everything that was said and actually come to grips with it, and just be silent, and calm and serene in the middle of nowhere ;)
Had some family issues too, but as I said, the nature, just helped you to get back on track and deal with it, and just enjoy the surroundings together. I found it great that there was no cellphone reception there, no TV, no electricity after 11, we even found a tiny scorpian in the shower, and one morning when we woke up found lots of hoove marks outside our front door... This time also inspired my desire for a 4by4 bakkie, because we had to drive extremely slow on the rocky road, while all the 4by4's sped past.
Here are some pics we took that weekend. (I was still sick then)
If you didnt believe me, now you can see a hotel in the middle of nowhere
One of the main features of this area, the rock formations....
Hiking trail, Somehow you just know you're on the right track though theres just a field and some marks on rocks on the way. At that point we tried not to think about wildlife that is on the game reserve ;) Hoping its at a sectioned off area
Me at the rock painting, I didnt like some of the history of the pictures comments not inline with my beliefs but found it interesting when the guide told us about the drawings with pants on them, indicating the bushmen drawing the first europeans to enter the region. Also their skin had somehow evolved to handle the extreme cold in the region
Just added the arrows so you can see where the drawings are the orange more clear drawings are older than the black drawings, you can see that they are better drawn.the black figures show pants on the figure and shoes, which is an indication of when the first europeans entered the area and they were drawing them. Also the fact that the drawings which are newer are worse the theory is that they probably let ordinary tribe members begin to draw as well and not just their spiritual leader. the current khoi tribe members arent able to say what happened as they are to modernized. (in a nutshell)
[Not sure who photos were taken by,one of my family members or Calvyn]
2 comments:
The last picture I couldn't make out and THEN I saw what looked to be a figure of a man..with a round red head and then red body. It sorta reminds me of the sort of "almost" stick figures found on rest rooms etc..
And the rock formations looked blobby and cool. Was there enough of them to form a maze of sorts?
hi sj
added some arrows, but if you open the pic you can see the figures clearly and added an explaition. Maybe now it gives you the feeling of really being there :)
Also they'd be high and in a trance when they drew the pictures, they also drew alot of antelope I think the one (sprinbok/gemsbok? one of the boks being their God ) my memory is fading :) hence the blog
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