Day 11: Joburg to Graskop

Today we left Joburg and arrived in Graskop, Mpumalanga.  Before leaving Joburg, Margarett, the owner of the B&B we stayed at, left us with some words of wisdom for our visit to Kruger National Park.  Check out the video to see her advice:

Anyways, Graskop is a quaint little town on the edge of the Highveld.  Check out what www.graskop.co.za/ has to say:

"Graskop is a small forestry town perched on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment, centrally situated in the Panorama tourist region of Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Graskop is only a few minutes drive from a number of scenic wonders such as God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes and the world renown Blyde River Canyon and Three Rondawels, as well as spectacular waterfalls such as Lisbon Falls, Berlyn Falls and Mac Mac Falls.
The historic mining town of Pilgrim's Rest as well as the quaint forestry town of Sabie are a mere ½ hour's drive away, with the Lowveld and the Kruger National Park less than an hours drive to the east.Graskop, at an altitude of 1,400 m above sea level, has a temperate climate with a high rainfall and is often misty in the summer months.  Graskop is a popular tourist destination and is renown for it's pancake bars and curio shops."

On the menu for tomorrow are the scenic wonders of God's Window, Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondawels and Lisbon Falls.  The video for tomorrow is sure to be epic so please check back!   We plan to get to Kruger tomorrow afternoon!  See you there!

PS: There is also amazing food here.  We ate at a Portuguese/Mozambique restaurant called Canimambo.  It was simply tantalizing.  Pics of our meals are in the video.  One of the owners of the B&B we are staying at tonight, Autumn's Breath, also made dad promise to play the fiddle for her tomorrow.  Looking forward to that show...and its Father's Day tomorrow!  Happy Father's Day to GPop, Gilly, and all the other amazing fathers out there!


Tootles,
Max