Four of us had planned to take a 14K hike in the West Coast National Park, so ate a large early breakfast. We started at Geelbek where we obtained a trail map. The terrain was mostly flat with minimal trail markers and no shade so we took plenty of water and snacks. Most of the vegetation was fairly stunted with a number of flowers in all shades of color. It was fascinating to see a large grouping of one flower variety amid the low vegetation. Midway, we reached the fairly large dunes near the ocean. The beach was wide and beautiful and, sadly to say, covered with a bit of washed up trash. The return trip was a bit more adventurous as signage was poor but we knew we were traveling in the correct direction, especially when we saw our starting point about 3K in the distance. Geelbek had a nice restaurant with outdoor tables, so we had a leisurely lunch amid the trees full of noisy weavers and their nests. 
We ended our meal with some scrumptious lemon meringue pie. A sign on the wall was one to make us laugh -”Warning, you are now in the West Coast time zone. We tick only on tortoise speed. Relax and enjoy!”
We were all quite tired after this trek, so headed back to the Farmhouse, showers and some tea in the yard overlooking the lagoon before our last dinner together in South Africa. I will really miss all the good food and service we had on our long visit to this beautiful country.
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