Market Friday - Having Lunch in the Bush!
hive-196308·@jacoalberts·
0.000 HBDMarket Friday - Having Lunch in the Bush!
Today is #MarketFriday, a project initiated by @dswigle, and this post is my contribution to this project for this week. To learn more about this project and participate, visit [today's post](https://peakd.com/hive-196308/@dswigle/horsing-around-with-market-friday) by @dswigle. I have no idea what happened to the last weekend...? Did we have a weekend...lol? Okay, we had a busy weekend, and when that happens it sometimes feels like you are still waiting for the weekend to begin...and then it's already over... But no problem... I would still like to share with you what I have in mind for the foreseeable future. Yes, even though we didn't get out for some photos last weekend, it doesn't mean my mind wasn't out there...lol. ## Giba Gorge. Yes, I've been to Giba Gorge before, but I would like to go again. I did a post about Giba Gorge where I shared some photos about 9 months ago. I consider an outing to Giba Gorge Mountain Bike Park as fitting for #MarketFriday seeing that there is an entrance fee involved to enter. Once inside, you can also take part in other activities! Today I will share some of the photos that I haven't shared yet. Also, during that visit to Giba Gorge, I was alone. So, I still need to take my wife out there. There are three Giba Gorge venues in our area: - Giba Gorge Mountain Bike Park. - Giba Gorge Nature Reserve. - Giba Gorge Environmental Precinct and Trail. I went to Giba Gorge Mountain Bike Park as there are also hiking trails and a nice waterfall to visit. It's 8 KM from where we live and it's about 13 minute drive to get there. The last few kilometers you are driving on a sand road, but it's in quite a good condition.  Let's start talking money... At the time of writing, the exchange rate is R19.33 to $1.00. The entrance fee to enter the park is R20.00 ($1.03) per person.  Once inside the park, there are various hiking trails at no extra cost. Once you are inside, you can spend as much time as you want inside the park. I chose a 5 KM (one-way) hiking trail to the waterfall. But on our next visit, when I take my wife there, I would like to spend some money inside the park as well. There are various activities that you can spend money on...from (of course) mountain biking with various mountain bike trails, to a BMX course, to horse riding. From the parking area, the BMX course is one of the first things that draws your attention.  Safety is very important!  But, what I have in mind for our next visit is to take my wife on one of the hiking trails and then visit one of the restaurants in the park. There are two restaurants that I saw from the hiking trail I followed, so we will probably end up going twice...lol. The first restaurant is in the main area, just below the reception office. Below the restaurant is a large park where you can stroll around, sit down to relax, have a picnic, or let the kids enjoy themselves in the playing areas...  Just before leaving the main area and going on the trail, I walked past the park and then turned around to take this photo of the park with the restaurant in the background.  Then I was off to the waterfall... O the trail, about halfway to the waterfall, the second restaurant is to the left, just across the little river. I first went to the waterfall and took this photo on my way back, approaching the little bridge where you can cross the river to get to the restaurant.  Zooming out a bit to get the bigger picture.  In the photo above, you can see some blue to the left in the photo... It is a gazebo with some cold drinks and snacks that you can buy while passing by if you don't want to cross over to the restaurant for a meal. Taking a closer look at the guy with the gazebo... All the debris behind the guy is from the floods we had. We had severe floods in our area just a few months before I took these photos.  Just behind this guy, you can pass the little river, using the bridge to get to the restaurant. You can see some umbrellas in the garden in front of the restaurant too.  Even though it looks like a little stream that is running through this area now, in the photo above, you can see how wide and deep the river can become when the water comes flooding down. The restaurant in these last photos above is the one I want to visit first. It's out in the bush. Away from the hustle and bustle. It's peaceful and quiet. I would love to sit down and have a meal here soon. And that's all for today folks! Thank you for reading my post! I do appreciate it!
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