WalkWithMe by @lyndsaybowes - Champagne Valley, Central Drakensberg, South Africa

in #walkwithme7 years ago (edited)

I will take you on a walk through a little part of the stunning Champagne Valley in the Central Drakensberg in South Africa.
We made our base at Champagne Sports Resort, and were blessed with stunning views of the Champagne Castle & Cathkin Peak mountain ranges.
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Our home for the next couple of days, a lovely grass thatched roof chalet.

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Our beautiful lounge for the week

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Views all around us

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Could not resist including a photo from a previous visit at the end of summer at a neighbouring resort, absolutely serene view

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Exploring the resort, we finally discovered a foot bridge as there was a stream separating us from the golf course.

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My friend Pat crossing the foot bridge to the golf course.

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Stopped for a cup of coffee at the Coffee Shop in the main building. Beautiful portrait of our beloved South African hero Nelson Mandela (Madiba)

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Day 2 we decided to visit Falcon Ridge Bird of Prey Centre, a sanctuary for injured Raptors, what an amazing and informative visit that was! The staff are all passionate about rehabilitating these injured raptors. The highlight was an awesome display of avian aerobatics with the birds soaring to great heights only to swoop down when their trainer/carer gives out a sharp whistle and throws titbits up which they grab in midair, their speed is quite amazing!

Black Eagle

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Cape Eagle Owl

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African Fish Eagle waiting to do his aerobatics

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Day 3 was the day we had all been waiting for. The world famous Drakensberg Boys Choir School is just down the road from the resort and hold concerts every Wednesday afternoon. It was such a privilege hearing them perform here. It is quite an honour to be chosen to attend this school.

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Listening to these young boys singing here in the mountains was the cherry on the cake!

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The beautiful avenue of trees as we left the school grounds

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Thank you to @lyndsaybowes for walkwithme, and to all of you for taking a walk with me in the beautiful Champagne Valley

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Lovely walk with you today. The grass thatched roof is beautiful. This is a really pleasant home away from home for a few days. The concert sounded awesome.

Glad you enjoyed it @cecicastor, everything was such a treat, did not want to come back to the city, really miss it!

The golf course is lovely as are the birds and your digs. Thanks for sharing. 🐓🐓

Thank you @mother2chicks, it was awesome, and those raptors were amazing, especially when they flew off into the sky and came back at that whistle!

What a beautiful Eagle!! :) Thank you for bringing us with you @lizelle :)

Thank you @lyndsaybowes for walkwithme, apologies in order as I made an error with the initiator of walkwithme but edited my post...blame the grey hairs...LOL

It's all good! #walkwithme is all of ours to share!!

amazing photos Lizelle. well done.

The home you all have for a few days looks beautiful! The roof is so unique on it. I love these walk with me posts :).

It was beautiful! It is a grass thatch roof, very popular in South Africa, especially all the game reserves and holiday resorts. Thank you for stopping by @snrm :)

Some stunning views there thanks for sharing! 💯🐒

Thank you @vibeof100monkeys, it's a beautiful part of our country!

Indeed ! 💯🐒

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