{"id":3305,"date":"2022-09-12T15:26:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/?p=3305"},"modified":"2022-09-12T15:26:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:26:38","slug":"up-to-the-mountains-for-a-few-days-rest-in-the-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/up-to-the-mountains-for-a-few-days-rest-in-the-sunshine\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to the mountains for a few days rest in the sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From the lions ranch we visited Jerusalem and then into a really nice village of Clarens, full of really nice shops and cafes, South Africa has this way of suprising us with these little nuggets of sophistication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_150724-02-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_150724-02-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"victoriana at Clarens village\" class=\"wp-image-3314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_150724-02-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_150724-02-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_150724-02-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_150724-02-1536x692.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_150724-02-2048x922.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_134947-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_134947-01-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"victoriana at Clarens village\" class=\"wp-image-3312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_134947-01-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_134947-01-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_134947-01-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_134947-01-1536x691.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_134947-01-2048x922.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Portions at the Claren brewery cafe where American size<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>from there we head into the hills to sit and look at the giant mountains for a few nights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_144952-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_144952-01-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"resting before shipping Gogger back home\" class=\"wp-image-3308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_144952-01-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_144952-01-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_144952-01-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_144952-01-1536x691.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_144952-01-2048x922.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_170738-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"506\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_170738-01-1024x506.jpeg\" alt=\"Drakensburg mountains from the monks cowl campsite\" class=\"wp-image-3307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_170738-01-1024x506.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_170738-01-300x148.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_170738-01-768x379.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_170738-01-1536x759.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220908_170738-01-2048x1012.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>on the way to Durban we went to a superb display of birds of prey at Falcons ridge just down from the campground at Monks Cowl in the Drakensburg mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_095029-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_095029-01-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_095029-01-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_095029-01-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_095029-01-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_095029-01-1536x692.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_095029-01-2048x922.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>vultures just waiting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_1056100-01.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_1056100-01-802x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"african fish eagle\" class=\"wp-image-3319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_1056100-01-802x1024.jpeg 802w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_1056100-01-235x300.jpeg 235w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_1056100-01-768x981.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_1056100-01-1203x1536.jpeg 1203w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_1056100-01.jpeg 1324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A fish eagle that actually, it ignores other fish eagles and only responds to human calls things it is a human<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_113539-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_113539-01-1024x583.jpeg\" alt=\"close to a fish eagle\" class=\"wp-image-3318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_113539-01-1024x583.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_113539-01-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_113539-01-768x437.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_113539-01-1536x875.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220910_113539-01-2048x1166.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>that&#8217;s as close as Milly would go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-drakensberg-experience wp-block-embed-drakensberg-experience\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yCzC5YS91K\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drakensbergexperience.com\/listings\/falcon-ridge-bird-of-prey-center\/\">Falcon Ridge &#8211; Bird Of Prey Center<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Falcon Ridge &#8211; Bird Of Prey Center&#8221; &#8212; Drakensberg Experience\" 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