Blyde River Canyon

We did an hourish boat tour today at Blyde River Canyon. There was a storm last night and it was very windy until mid-morning and then it started to rain. It's still raining. Despite that the boat tour was really quite amazing. The mountain tops were covered in clouds and mist and it was quite cool but it's just absolutely gorgeous scenery, no matter the weather. Apparently it's the 3rd largest canyon in the world, the Grand Canyon being one of the larger ones, but it's quite lush. It is however their dry season, the rains only just starting to come, so the grass the animals need (Hippos in particular) is far away so they will go to nearby farms to feed until the grass grows back after more rain. There is a waterfall that we saw that goes over a cliff with impressions that look like a face - eyes, nose, and big mouth. There are also some caves and indentations from water lapping against the rocks when the river is at a higher level. It was only $130 Rand so completely worth it.