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| Upper Tyume Falls |
Woman's Day was celebrated on 9 August 2009 resulting in a long weekend on Monday, so with a description of "magical
Hogsback...
eco-destination par excellence" in the Lonely Planet, how could we not visit?
Hogsback is a tiny
eco-friendly, tree hugging town located in the
Amathole Mountains at 1300m. The town is nestled within the mountains with stunning views of the surrounding forested valleys. The town bears it's name from the peaks of 3 hills which boast 'bristles' known in geological circles as a '
hogsback'- refer to photo below.
Our lodgings was in a brand new self-catering chalet at the
Arminel Hotel which was ideal seeing we are now +1! Unfortunately we were 2 weeks too late to see the town covered in snow, however we still enjoyed the
coziness of our chalet and quaintness of the small town.
We went for short walks to Madonna & Child Falls and Upper
Tyume Falls which were both pretty, although they seemed to leave little impression on Harrison. He slept the whole way! The
Ecoshrine is an odd concrete sculpture and garden built by an
eco-friendly artist local. Whilst the artwork was not our style, the garden did offer beautiful views of the surrounding valley.
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| Harrison asleep in his sling whilst we had coffee at Nina's in town |
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| The sculptures & winter garden at Ecoshrine |
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| Views of the Hogsback from the ecoshrine |
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| Stunning flowering magnolia tree at the ecoshrine |
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Our cozy chalet at the Arminel Hotel (complete with traditional thatch roof)
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| Views of the Hogsback from Robinson Dam |
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| Pete & Harrison at the Madonna & Child Falls |
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| Tyume River |
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| Harrison taking in all to see at Upper Tyume falls! |
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| The valley surrounding Hogsback |
