Wagendrift Nature Reserve Escort KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

After replacing my lost camera, Joan and I headed north towards the Drakensburg Mountains.  We camped at Wagendrift Nature Reserve near Escort where I would later rent a car.

Camp at Wagendrift Nature Reserve Escort KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

There are so many beautiful places to camp in South Africa with services including toilet, shower, and often laundry and food.

Large moth on bathroom floor Wagendrift Nature Reserve Escort KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

In the morning, the bathrooms provide great bug specimens.

Sunrise Wagendrift Nature Reserve Escort KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

I saw sunrise daily while traveling with Joan, not my typical pattern but oh so worth it.

Plover Wagendrift Nature Reserve Escort KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Plover

Camping along the reservoir we saw several birds, most of which I couldn’t get photos of.

Grasses Wagendrift Nature Reserve Escort KwaZulu-Natal South Africa This was a really tranquil place to stop beating myself over putting my camera in a shallow pocket while walking the Durban beach and loosing it to the Indian Ocean.  Even better, I got to start practicing with the new, bigger and better Fuji Finepix S1500.

R600 to the Drakensburg KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Then we continued on into an even more spectacular landscape.