Kranshoek

 We arrived at the picnic area, and did the trail counter-clockwise. We crossed the stream and walked along the ridge.in the open.

A white oxalis here. From there it was into the forest and dog-leg down. We could identify some of the trees. The stream was tea coloured (or rather rooibos tea) said to be coloured from the tannin of the trees.

Trees fungi and ferns, here there was this colourful fungus and a fern:

In an opening in the forest we found this rather elderly Dotted Border.

And then this Rhombic Night Adder, sunning itself on the rocks.

The path went through some reeds then the path opened up onto the pebbly beach, I say pebbly, but some of them were smoothe round boulders. 

from here we had a view of the cape fold mountains spilling into the sea.

We took the direct but steep way up to the top. There were numerous red Ericas in the scrub.

Halfway up we were privileged to see a pod of whales. They were Southern Right Whales, recognized by the double arching spray from their blow-holes. We even saw one breeching.

Having watched this magnificent sight for a while, we continued the climb up to  the view point with a panorama of the bay, and greeted there with this delicate Erica.