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Photoblog: Daybreak in the Drakensberg

November 8, 2013 By Vaughan McShane 4 Comments

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I woke up, less stiff than anticipated after our Sentinel Peak Hike, at 5am and felt almost instinctivley drawn out by the dawn. I headed out, with my camera in one hand and biscuits in the other, toward the dam.

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When I arrived the birds of the dam awoke and scattered before me, probably at the sight of my morning face.

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The reeds were looking nothing short of spectacular in the chilly breeze.

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and when I got to the end, I looked back…

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Walking back toward Amphitheatre Backpackers the golden grass caught my attention.

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as did this solo strip of green!

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It’s as though they breed racing pigeons here – there are literally hundreds that love flinging themselves through the air at incredible speeds.

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Acacias casting shadows on the lawns kept neatly trimmed by local cows.

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Sunrise, complete. Truly magnificent out here in the Drakensberg.

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Filed Under: Africa, Capture Tagged With: africa, amphitheatre backpackers, Capture, Dawn, drakensberg, Golden Grass, Lake, Reeds, south africa, Sunrise

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