Nature, Nature, Nature -- Part 2 -- Tsitsikamma

The next day was a good day. After a rather disastrous attempt at braiing(grilling) the night before, we woke up early so we could hike the first part of the Otter Trail in Tsitsikamma National Forest. This trail was right along the coast. The rocks looked as if they had once lain flat, but now had been pushed upwards by plate tectonics to stand vertically. When the trail wandered just 10 meters inland, we immediately entered a jungle-like canopy of vines and trees.



During the hike three-hour hike, we discovered a huge cave, and then ate our lunch by a waterfall that emptied into shallow tidal pools. When we tried to get closer to the waterfall itself, and Lynn slipped down below a bush. It looked like she had been swallowed by the earth, and my heart lurched, but she was fine—just clumsy.

Lynn showed her clumsiness on the way back from the waterfall too. With only 1k left to go, she twisted her ankle, and then shortly thereafter fell and skinned her knee. But each time, she just picked herself up and carried on, grimacing but not complaining. Not only was she clumsy, but she was plucky too. I thought “Plumsy” would be a good nickname, but I’m not sure if Lynn was thrilled with it.