I arrived at Oribi Gorge just in time for
it to start to be super cloudy and thunderish. I got to the office and saw a
map of the trails around the gorge. I decided to take one of the short hikes
near the camping area before I set up my tent, just in time for the rain to
start. Other than the zillion dragonfly-esque bugs that were buzzing around and
plopping upon my tent (perhaps turning on the campsite light was not such a
good idea during the night), the campsite area here is really nice. There are
very clean bathrooms and showers, a very well-equipped kitchen, a small pool,
and a bunch of little huts you can also stay in. I think camping was R90 per
night, and if you just want to go for the day it was something like R30, but
you have to go out of your way to get to the office, so I doubt very many
people actually know to go over and pay.
I
drove through the gorge and did a few of the hikes. There were amazing views as
I climbed up the side of the gorge to get to the top edge. Along with a ton of
fat millipedes and other huge/weird/fuzzy bugs and spiderwebs to walk through,
I also saw what I think was a wildebeest and some pink-butted baboons. Back at
the campsite, I swam in the pool while watching baboons scamper around in the
trees and across power lines. It was a cool place. Shame I was literally the only one in the thing...
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