Inverdoorn

Freiden, 17.08.2012

Haud konnten mer mi laang schlofen. D’Elisabeth an sein Frend, den Mathias, sin geint halwer 1, mad e bessen Verspeidung, ob der Farm ukomm. Den Guide aus Kapstadt, de Peter, wuar suguer schon virun der Zeit hei. Heen huet en frendlechen Androck gemaat, an mi speit huet sech erausgestallt, datt hien wirklech vill wosst an och schon baal iwwerall ob der Welt gewiercht ass! An enger Aart Minibus sin mer Richtung Inwerdoorn gestart. D’Game Reserve lung isoleiert an enger Valley, ronderem just Natur! Eis Zemmer’en di mer kruten wuaren schein, afrikanesch dekoreiert, an haaten e modernen Touch. Kuerz nodeem mer ukomm wuaren, sin mer och schon ob eisen eischten Safari-Tour gaangen. Mad engem Guide aus dem Zimbabwe hun mer Cheethas, Büffelen, Sprangbeck an weider mi kleng Deieren gesin. Während der Safari hun mer eng kleng Kaffispaus ageluet: matten am Reservat, an enger Art Stelzenheisschen, kruten mer e Snack: kleng wuarm a kaal Delikatessen, dozou Tei an Kaffi. 

Wi ed weidergaangen ass, ass d’Sonn ennergaangen an ed ass emmer mi kaal gin. Ronderem e Lagerfeier waad am Camp gemaat guff sutzen mer mad enger Grupp aus Kapstadt, di en Team-Building Trip gemaat hun. An dunn guff ed ziessen: Aperitif, Entree, Haaptplat, Dessert =) Yumii! Noom Iessen hun mer eis d’Stäeren, d’Mellechstross an d’Sternschnuppen ugekuckt, waad ob daer Plaatz alles vill besser ze gesin wuar, vu que datt d’Light pollution ned esou stark wuar. Bis 12 Auer an der Nuecht sutzen mer deelweis nach beim Feier bis datt mer endlech an d’Bett gaangen sin. 

Samsten 18.08.2012

De Moien sin mir schon um 7 Auer opgestaan firum feirel op Tei oder Kaffi zedrenken ir et dann um halwer 8 lass gang ass. Mir haaten gott sei dank erem den selwechten Guide mee leiden en platte Pneu.. No 5 Minuten haate ma dunn en neien Jeep an dunn konnt et richtech lass goen. Als eischt hun mir eng eenzel Griaffe font an hun därfen aus dem Jeef erausklammen firm ei no ze goen. Hei sin puer cool Fotoen entstaan. Mi speit hun mir Zebraen, Nielperd, Rinocerossen, Kuduen, Impalaen, an d Leiwen. Dese Park haate mir eis aanecht firgestallt. D Deiern sinn et all an engem grousen Gehege mee ennerdeelt. Dofir mussen se eben och gefidder gin an sinn et gewinnt ze joen… Et gett och keng Elefanten do..

No der Safari kruten mir een lekkeren moienkaffi mat Buffet.. MEGA =) Geint halwer 11 hun mir eis op de Wee gema fir treppelen ze goen an den Peter (Guide) huet eis lauter interessant Saacher erzielt. Hei hun mir och decideiert d Safari fun mettes faalen ze loosen an no Buschmen-Moolten sichen ze goen. Den Peter haat da firun 15 Joer do gesin mee an der Reception haaten se na ni eppes dofun heiren. Doropshinn hun mir eis op eegen Fauscht op de Wee gema an 20 Minuten entfernte Birgergeigend. Mir sin an een Privatgebitt erangefuer an et huet zimlech verloos ausgesinn. Bei deenen eischten klengen Haiser hun mir emol nogefroot an mir goufen wieder gescheckt bis bei een mi grousst Haus wou den Urm Jan gewunnt huet. Obwuel een Motorad an en Auto do stougen, d Dier op wa an net zougespaart wa, wa keen doheem. Mir wollten schon erem zreckfueren wie den Farmer gefuer komm ass. Mir goufen frendlech an herzelch emfangen an hden huet eis erklärt wou mir di Moolte geifen fannen. No engem Sandeg-Stengegen Wee hun mir den Auto stoen geloos an sin zu Fous iwer een grousst Feld gang mat Büffelen dran, dun hun ma eng Baach iwerquert an zum Schluss sin ma ennert engem Zonk erduechgeklommen. Mir sin giisech Fielsen an Steng eropgeklommen an d Elisabeth haat Angscht et geif ons eppes gescheien, mee et ass alles gutt gang. Tatsächlech hun mir no enger halwer Stonn klooteren och eppes font. D Anne an d Elisabeth haaten d Plaatz als eischt font ir mir all dohinner geklommen sin. D Klooteren huet Spass gema an et haat een eng supper Vue iwer wonnerschein Felder an Naturgebiet. Wie et dunn deischter gouf hun mir eis zreck an d Game Reserve gema an et gouf herrlech zeiessen. Noom iessen sin ma eis rem d Stären ukuken gang an dunn seier an d Betti.

Sonden, 19.08.2012

Moies um halwer 8 stungen mer prett an der Kelt fir op d Safari zestarten, me am Park haat keen mei un eis geduecht. Schlussendlech kruten mer een Ersatzguide an mir sin bessen mei speit ob eis spannend Safari gefuer. Eisen Guide war leider net sou motiveiert me Deieren awer genau sou impressionant wei den Dag fiedrun. Dono as et lekker Moiesiessen gin, mir missten zwar em eist Iessen kämpfen weinst enger Grupp Amerikaner me et as all Mensch saat gin.

Dono huet den Peter, eisen Chauffeur vum Weekend, eis vun sengen Reesen an Geschichten erzielt an domat huet en eis zum dreemen bruecht. Schlussendlech huet en eis nach voller Begechterung erzielt wei mer am beschten an am bellegsten duech Afrika reesen kennen. Ech geng soen seng Virschlei sin an eisen Kaepp henken bliwwen an verschiddener vun eis werten demnächst die Rees starten. Dann kennen mir dem Peter an puer Joer och vun eiser Rees duech Afrika erzielen an hien zum dremen kreien ;)

Nom lekker lekker iet, hun mer eisen Heemwee ugetrueden. All Mensch war zimlech midd an dofir gouf eng Mettesrascht am Auto gehaalen, ausser natierlech den Peter eisen perfekten Tourist Guide/Chauffeur. No engem mei laangen Heemwee, hun d Lena an d Anne nach een klengen tour um Motorad mam Dieter sengem Cousin gemaach.

Eisen Plang fir Owes war fir mam Marloes an Lisa an d Hotsprings (Baussenschwemm mat guddem waarmen Waasser) schwammen zegoen. Gestart sin mer dann wie emmer mat bessen Verspeidung an enger leckerer Nuddelszalot dei mer virum schwammen, nach an der Keelt, genoss hun. Am Wirlpool haaten mer lauter witzeg Gespreicher an hun vill gelaacht me mir waaren awer och schnell rem midd dofir sin mer geint halwer 10 och rem Heem gereest.

Owes as neicht spannendes mei geschidd ausser dess all Mensch doutmidd an d Betti gefall as. Bis dann =)

Friday, 17.08.2012

 Today, we could sleep longer. Elisabeth and her boyfriend Mathias arrived around 12.30 at the farm in Merwenstein. Peter, our friendly guide had already arrived. J

After a short time, we realized that he knew a lot about history, geography… and that he had already visited many places in the whole world.

In a Minibus we made our way to Inverdoorn. The Game reserve was situated, totally isolated, in a valley, all around just nature!!

After visiting our rooms, nicely decorated in an African style with a modern touch, the first safari started. A Zimbabwean guide explained a lot about cheetahs, rhinos, buffalos, springboks and many other small animals like birds…

In the middle of our safari, we made a small coffee break and got some snacks served with tea and coffee.

After our adventure, we sat together with a South African group around a fire as it was already getting cold.

After a “lekker” and huge dinner, Peter explained us the constellation.

We were watching the Milky Way and could see some falling stars, because the light pollution was a lot lower as in Europe.

Some of us sat around the camp fire until midnight. =)

Saturday, 18.08.2012

On Saturday Morning, we drank coffee and tea already at 7.15 a.m. Our Safari-Tour should have started at 7.30 a.m., but was delayed because of a flat of the jeep. With a new jeep, we made our way through the reserve. First, we saw a lonely giraffe and the guide proposed to approach it by feed. Furthermore, we caught sight of Zebras, Rhinos, Kudus, Impalas, lions and hippopotamus. Yet, we had imagined us the reserve differently: the animals weren’t all together in a large area, limited by one fence, but were kept in different, smaller divisions of the reserve.

After the safari, a marvellous breakfast had been prepared. Together with our guide, we were going for a walk around the reserve. He talked about some Bushmen’s paintings. We decided to skip the safari in the afternoon and go for seeking for these ominous paintings. We entered private land and finally got to the farmer who described us the way to find the paintings. We found them, painted onto stone, in a small, higher cave of a mountain range. We all had much fun climbing the rocks and enjoying the view. As dusk was falling, we got back to the reserve where we had dinner. The evening ended outside by watching the night sky: stars, shooting stars and the Milky Way.


Sunday, 19.08.2012

We were ready for our morning safari at 7.30 in the morning. Yet, those responsible of the reserve thought we had already left so that a substitute guide had to accompany us. Although it was extremely cold, we managed to see the baby-zebra, born only the day before. At breakfast, we had to fight against an American group of people to get our food ;)

Peter, our guide, told us of his experiences and journeys all over the world, especially of his African adventures. He enlarged on the journey from Johannesburg to Cape Town. After lunch, we drove back to the Merwenstein farm.

We had planned to spend the evening with Marloes and her friend Lisa in the Hotsprings in Montagu. We drove off to the Hotsprings at 7 p.m. We made a salad to picnic at the springs and relaxed in the hot water sources. Tired because of the week-end, we arrived back at home at 10 p.m. and fell into our beds.