I mentioned in my previous post about my latest tour of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park that I have never seen the Park so wet. There seemed to be water everywhere, and in enormous quantities. And the most astounding thing about that is that we are only at the start of the rainy season (over 150mm of rain fell just in just 2 days during our trip). It is amazing how resiliently nature is rebounding in a part of the country that, not even a generation ago, was almost completely covered by thirsty plantations of exotic pine and bluegum trees.
I took this video from the Mziki viewpoint near Mission Rocks, to show just a portion of the extent of the wetlands on the eastern shores of Lake Saint Lucia. The bird songs coming from the forest in the foreground is rather special as well.
Lake Bhangazi is a beautiful freshwater lake near Cape Vidal in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
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Amazing pictures
Thank you very much!
Beautiful post 🌹
Thanks a lot, Satyam
Soveel water – dis pragtig. Jy is reg, die voëltjies se gesange (en stil refleksies op die water) skep ‘n absolute rustige gevoel.
Mens kan maar net nie op die natuur verbeter as n kuur vir alles wat mens teneergedruk laat voel nie!
Wet, wet, wet – wonderfully WET!
It is astonishing, Anne, to see such an enormous tract of land transformed so wonderfully!
wow
Wow indeed!
What a transformation!
An incredible example of nature’s resilience, Tracy!
And sometimes it needs a bit of help to return to its former glory.
Amazing to see it with so much water, many thanks!
Definitely something to see, Joep!
Just beautiful. I understand the value of water!
Makes my heart sing and my soul soar to see iSimangaliso like this, Janet!
Ongelooflik om so baie water daar te sien. Is die plantasies afgesaag en verwyder?
Op die oostelike oewer, tussen die meer en die see, is al die plantasies reeds verwyder, Ineke. Op die westelike oewer is daar nog n paar oor – die ooreenkoms met die bosboumaatskappye is dat die bestaande plantasies mag bly staan tot hulle reg is om geoes te word, maar dat hulle daarna nie vervang mag word nie.
Dis goed om te hoor. Nou kan die natuurlike plantegroei terugkeer, met menslike hulp hoop ek. Hier het die regering heuwel op heuwel laat beplant met dennebome. Baie word nou geoes. Ongelukkig plant hul weer dennebome om oor 25 jaar weer ‘n inkomste te kan kry. Hier by ons word op oomblik ‘n groot deel afgekap, sug. Van Julie af is hul al besig. Was veronderstel om Aug klaar te wees. Met die slegte reën en stormweer is dit opgehou. Nou raas hul amper dag en nag om klaar te kry. Ooo en op ‘n stadium wou China nie meer hout koop nie. Dis hoekom hul gestop het.
Sulke uitheemse plantasies rig enorme skade aan die natuurlike stelsels aan. Ek glo NZ sal n soortgelyke herlewing in die natuur sien wanneer hulle die onnodige plantasies verwyder.
Hier is maar ‘n gedurige gekibbel oor die bome. Soos ek sê dis 25 jaar gelede se vooruit beplanning. Party dele plant hul darem weer meer inheems. Onthou dis ‘n sosiale staat. Die boere word eintlik vriendelik gedwing om die aanplantings te doen. Hul kry net ‘n deel van opbrengs.
Certainly look very wet wetlands now!
It was an amazing experience traversing the Park with so much water, Sue
I’m sure!