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During our road trip in January we travelled from Knysna over the Outenique Mountains to the town of Oudtshoorn.
We passed through the town of Oudtshoorn. Oudtshoorn boasts 8 churches for its population of 92,000 people.
We visited the famous Cango Caves.
A few pictures from inside the Cango Caves:
The pictures really don’t do justice to the formations.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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The cave photos are amazing. Nature is truly beautiful!
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HI Priscilla, nature is amazing and South Africa has a lot of open space and beautiful places that are still sparsely populated and unspoiled.
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I love that gate into the caves. It’s perfect.
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I found the whole experience incredible, Jacqui.
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Spectacular photos, Robbie!
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Thank you, Dave. The Cango Caves are amazing.
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Even in small photos, those cave formations are incredible!
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They are and out of this world in real life.
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Those cave formations are amazing – I’ve never seen anything like them!
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They are stunning in real life, Jan. The camera can’t capture there size and splendour.
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Wow! Looks incredible.
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Hi Darlene, it is an amazing place to visit.
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Those caves look amazing, so glad you got to go an a holiday, Robbie.
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HI Carla, we were lucky to manage this holiday given the whole Covid upset in December. We had a great time.
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The tour of the caves must have been fascinating. Those formations are amazing. Equally amazing is the view from your room and the gates to the caves. The stone church is lovely (we know it has to have a doors somewhere).
Thanks for joining us, Robbie and sharing some lovely photos from your holiday. I hope you have a great weekend.
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I was going to cross the street and look for the door but the two car guards started fighting so we left rather quickly. We are going to the UK for Christmas and I’m looking forward to stocking up on pictures.
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Ooooh! I look forward to your stocking up, too. I don’t blame you for backing off. No need to get involved in an ugly scene.
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Those caves look spectacular! The landscape is lovely as well. (K)
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HI Kerfe, this area is interesting and I love this caves system. We have visited three times.
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Oh those caves look pretty cool Robbie! I’ve done some spelunking. Each of those formations have unique names.
Limestone deposits are always interesting!
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HI Wayne, indeed, the most unique and popular formations do have names. I am writing a children’s book about this area and have included a bit of detail.
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Oh wow!! I absolutely love caves and these photos are awesome! Thank you for sharing!
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Hi Jan, I also enjoy caves. I must see if I have any good pictures of the caves we visited in New Zealand.
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wow
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Thanks, Annette
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The churches are beautiful, and the caves are just breathtaking. I like going to caves myself. Two favorites of mine are the Oregon Caves near Grants Pass, OR, and the Spiderweb Crystal Cave in California. Since its distinctive gate ties into the door motif, I’ll include a link here: https://www.nationalparksblog.com/spiderweb-gate-crystal-cave-sequoia-national-park/.
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HI Cathleen, thank you for your comment and the link. I love caves.
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Wow, that gate really is fabulous
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Woo! Robbie amazing photos 💜🙂
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Thank you, Willow.
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Looks amazing Robbie 💜
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Looks to have been a wonderful trip. I’ve been in a few caves like that and they’re awe inspiring.
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HI Craig, this was a marvelous visit. I love caves.
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Hi Robbie – those cave formations are amazing – thanks for sharing your pictures and Happy Weekend!
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HI Barbara, thank you, I am so glad you enjoyed these pictures. Such a wonderful trip.
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Incredible photos, Robbie, and the stone architecture on the churches is beautiful. When we were in Virginia, we loved seeing all the brick and stone buildings. Those caves are amazing, too, even in your small photos. Wonderful!
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HI Lauren, from what I hear and read, the more rural parts of the USA are very similar to small town SA. I’m glad you enjoyed the cave pictures.
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I am there with you, Robbie!!
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HI REbecca, what a wonderful cave visit. I am so glad you and I could share a discussion about this cave and a virtual adventure.
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Such beautiful pictures, Robbie. I especially enjoyed the cave pictures!
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Thank you, Denise. The Cango Caves are very famous.
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I’ve never been in a cave. Imagine seeing it in person is spectacular!! Nice post.
Pat
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Thank you, Pat, it is amazing in person. I love caves and have visited quite a few.
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The formations are fabulous!
Roberta, wasn’t it scary going over the mountains? Did you drive?
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HI Resa, Thank you, the formations are stunning. I am always a little fearful driving over steep mountain passes, but my husband is a very good driver. I don’t drive unless I have too. Terence always does all the driving. He is very good like that.
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I don’t like driving, either. I do if I have to, for work. That’s it. I don’t know if I will ever go up into mountains again. I did a lot in the past, but I’ve had my fill of that excitement. I feel the same way about flying, and I have flown a lot in my life and career.
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Hi Resa, I do fly, although I don’t like flying. It is necessary if you want to travel abroad. I usually take a sleeping pill and sleep the whole way. We are going to the UK for Christmas and I am very excited to see family for the first time since 2018.
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Ohh, that sounds fun! Wow…. how many hours is that flight?
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Hi Resa, it is c. 11 hours to the Heathrow from Joburg. When we travelled to New Zealand it was a 22 hour journey in total [18 to Sydney and 4 to Auckland].
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Uch!!! 11 hours is past my fly time. We can get flights to Heathrow from Toronto – 7 hours. Still ….. I would need a great reason. Family is one, for sure.
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I so enjoyed this post, Robbie. Sunsets are always my favorite. The mountains are beautiful. And the caves…wow!
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HI Jennie, I am delighted you enjoyed this post and my pictures of the caves.
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Hi Robbie, this was a feast for the eyes.
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Such a stunning place with the mountains and those beautiful rock formations…:) x
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HI CArol, it is beautiful in this area. I lived in George for 2 years as a girl and loved the mountains. I thought it might be a nice place to retire, but I think it might become boring for me. A little to small town.
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Hi Robbie…I agree ,initially we spent more time living really rural but since covid, we have stayed on the edge of town more and I like it… I can walk to markets and shops or the lake area whereas rurally there was nothing to walk to you had to go by car and we prefer to walk…my family bring me crops from the farm and I have my own fruit trees and vegetables in my smaller garden but it works for us far better with regards to doctors/healthcare 🙂 x
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Like many others here, I think the cave photos are incredible.
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Thank you, Pete. It is an extraordinarily beautiful cave system.
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Ah, Knysna! Beautiful pic, Robbie. Where did you stay?
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HI Chris, I can’t remember the name of the area Eeek! We had a lovely view of the harbour where all the tourist cruise boats dock.
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I know where you mean!
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The mountains look very picturesque. As for caves, I know from personal experience that photos never convey the sense of being in one.
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Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed these pictures. These caves are unbelievably stunning.
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There’s something fascinating about caves. Loved the photos, Robbie. 🙂
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I love them too, Mark. Thanks for visiting.
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Cave formations are so wonderful
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They are, nature is a marvel.
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Those caves are so cool. I love the formations. And beautiful mountains. It looks like it was great trip. 🙂
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Hi Diana, yes, it was a wonderful trip.
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I doubt I’ll ever have the privilege to visit South Africa, but you’ve opened my eyes and heart to the beauty of your country. Thank you, Robbie. 💗
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HI Gwen, I’m not sure I’ll ever get to American either. It is so far and the time zone is so different. Europe and the UK seem so much more manageable. I am glad you enjoyed my pictures. I love to see pictures of other peoples travels.
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