Exploring the bottom of Africa - 04:08 am
23 Feb 2010
I’m filming with Pierre again. We’re back in the western Cape, nearly at the very southern tip of Africa. Our destination this time is De Hoop Nature Reserve, a RAMSAR site thanks to the massive vlei attracting numerous waterbirds, and is also a World Heritage Site.
We’ve arrived at the same time that the first rains in months are falling. It’ll make filming tricky but we can see it’s more than time for some moisture in these parts.
Despite the overpowering vlei, the land is dry.
The fynbos is patchy, interspersed with areas of scorched grass and the whole place is a tinderbox.
But the rain is making the fynbos glow as if with an inner light. It looks and smells fantastic and the gloom is making it highly atmospheric.
There seems plenty for us to film over the next two weeks and with the rain, hopefully we’ll see the first flush and an improvement in the condition of the animals.
For now, tea and toasted sandwiches are in order. We have accommodation which is a great improvement on that on Malgas.
The only problem we have is trying to locate a very loud and energetic cricket which has found its way into the back of our car. Hopefully we can get it out, otherwise all our footage is going to have a very cheery chirping soundtrack.
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