Day 4 Block R

We awoke to heavy rain and cold wind in Maclear. But social media reports led us to believe the lower Berg and mountains had been covered in snow. We headed out to site in Lionel and were greeted with an incredible site - the mountains we had climbed yesterday, particularly Richards peak, was covered in snow. And it still appeared to be snowing up there. There was just no way we could climb today since we had left our ice picks, ski goggles and general snow apparel back in Durbs. We drove round to the back of the Paardeberg to check out other possible routes. These mountains are high! Your hear rate generally goes up just looking at them - certainly not the chip & putt they appear on a Comp or Google Earth . Unfortunately today (and tommorow it appears) there will just be no way of any field work. Much fun was had on the slippery roads and snow fields anyhow though - Pics below (click on Pic for Full view):

 Cecil Thomas the historical Eastern Cape Surveyor!