This weekend we took off and spent it in Nieuwoudtville with some friends. It was great to get out a bit and do some exploring and plant viewing. The Muncipal Caravan Park has a great variety of beautiful flowers too.
At the Nieuwoudtville Botanical gardens, we spotted the Rooikatstert Flower.
We are now staying in Vanrhynsdorp. We spent last night at the Caravan Park and this morning through Alida Van Rensberg at Radio Namaqualand, we have been put up for free at “Talk of the Town” B&B. Which is a very sweet purple B&B, Tea Garden and Gift shop. The owner Jannie is an ex-interior designer and the space has been done in a mix of old world, country style with a twist. The exterior is painted lavender and has Afrikaans quotes and sayings written on the walls such as: “Party mense kla dat rose dorings het- Ek is dankbaar dat dorings Rose het.”
Tomorrow afternoon Greg will be interviewed on Radio Namaqualand, so if you’re in Namaqualand, tune in.
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About the Project
The N7 National Route is the primary road access to flower viewing destinations in Namaqualand and the West Coast. The road reserve along much of the route still supports patches of relatively undisturbed vegetation and during the spring months parts of it provide fine displays of wildflowers that no longer survive beyond the fence line in cultivated land.
In order to raise awareness about this important biodiversity corridor I will be walking from the Namibian border to Cape Town in the N7 road reserve. The aim is to map the rare and endangered plants found in the reserve and assess the condition of the vegetation at regular intervals on the entire route. This data will inform future management of the road reserve and through media attention will raise public awareness about the floral assets found in the road reserve. The walk is planned for August/September 2008.
In order to raise awareness about this important biodiversity corridor I will be walking from the Namibian border to Cape Town in the N7 road reserve. The aim is to map the rare and endangered plants found in the reserve and assess the condition of the vegetation at regular intervals on the entire route. This data will inform future management of the road reserve and through media attention will raise public awareness about the floral assets found in the road reserve. The walk is planned for August/September 2008.
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