We took the R102 going to the Grootrivier pass. On the way while travelling along the ridge, the hillside had a bounty of Proteas. This may be a P. neriifolia bud.
Then it was down the pass through the magnificent forest, one very large Yellow-wood tree, dripping old man's beard. It must be iconic. We bypassed Nature's Valley, then crossed the Grootrivier.
There we found this delightful Erica.
The trail we took followed the river, initially heavily wooded forest. There are recollections of trees, ferns and fungi, the latter helping to decompose the dead wood.
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We climbed up a little where the trees thinned out. Here is Merle resting while I chased butterflies.
There was not many but here are three, from top to bottom: The Common Meadow White, the African Common White, and the Common Blue.
As we walked along, from time to time hearing the river, we finally came out at the lagoon, the mouth of the river. The weather changed as we waded knee deep across the lagoon. This is the end of the famous Otter Trail.
Now we were back at Nature's Valley, with its abundance of Ericas.
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