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The P Factor

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If it's not obvious from my last post, P stands for Paula, birthday girl extra-ordinaire. The long road before the pass Never mind that none of us got to bed before 2.30am the night before, we were all up by 9.30am - under strict orders - and ready for Birthday Celebrations Phase Two.  This involved a 3 hour drive north from CT, to a beautiful and remote nature reserve near Clan William: Bushman's Kloof Wilderness Reserve .   As the wheat fields gave way to Citrusdal (more lemons than you can shake a G&T at) the Cederberg mountains loomed ahead, the pass road winding its way straight over. Cederberg Nature Reserve Up we climbed, and over the top to the most unexpected view... mile after mile moon-like rocky landscape, countless boulders and rock slabs dumped, upended between the dramatic rock faces, streaked with different colours.  And not a building in sight.  Just a long road sweeping to what was going to be somewhere close to heaven. Our ...