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South Africa - Bicycle Tour Adventure, Day 9
Pictures and Stories About Bicycle Adventures
It was a Rainy Day in Swaziland,
In Lieu of our Scheduled In-Park Bicycle Tour
We Drove to See Petroglyphs in West Swaziland,
We Enjoyed Our Beehive Hut; 16 November, 2014
Above: This ancient mountain peak, hiding behind a cloud, "is one of the oldest exposed rocks on Earth
estimated to be between 3.2 and 3.6 billion years (dating from the Paleoarchean)".
[Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makhonjwa_Mountains].
Above: Called "Bush Art" or "Bushman Paintings" (West Swaziland, almost to South Africa border).
Above: Called "Bush Art" or "Bushman Paintings" (West Swaziland, almost to South Africa border).
Above: Wall Art at the uSutu Forest roadsidee stop.
Above: Terry, Birds in the background, and breakfast company at the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary's Open Air Hippo Haunt Restaurant.
Above: A camera zoom on the Birds in a tree at the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary's Open Air Hippo Haunt Restaurant.
Above: Hundreds of Snares and Animal Traps removed by Wardens and Patrons.
Most of the snares came from before the area was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary
First, Breakfast at the Hippo Haunt Restaurant
- It is going to rain most of the day -
(Plan#1 was Abandoned, we were going to ride our bicycle
in the Wildlife Sanctuary)
Above Left: The Omelet Lady.
Above Right: Hippo Haunt Bar.
Above: Sun Backlit Prints.
Above: Views from inside the Hippo Haunt Restaurant.
Above Left: Viewing the flora and fauna of a pond environment in the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary at the open air Hippo Haunt Restaurant.
Above Right: A partial zoom on the birds in the distant tree.
Above Left: Maximum zoom on the birds in the distant tree. The majority of birds are Great Egrets.
Above Right: A Purple Heron is about to set down on a tree limb. Many Weaver Bird Nests hang from the same tree.
Above Left: The back of a fish is visible in the Pond.
Above Right: The back of a turtle is visible in the Pond.
Above: A closeup of some the snares and traps that have been discovered and removed by patrons and wardens.
Above Left: Purple Heron.
Above Right: A view of our road as we are driving away, it is sprinkling a fine mist at the moment - We made a good call not to ride our tandem around the park today.
Above Left: Zebras (pronounced Zeh-bra).
Above Right: Zebra and Cattle Egret.
Above Left: Zebras.
Above Right: Wildebeest.
Above Left: Bushbuck Mommy and Baby.
Above Right: Bushbuck.
Above: Wildebeests (plus Guineafowl in ride-side foreground).
Plan #2, We Decided to See Bush Paintings in Northern Swaziland
Above Left: Another Park Welcome Center - A long hike on steep wet rock was required. We abandoned this quest in this location as slipping and falling was a real possibility. We decided to find a safe location to look at Bush Paintings.
Above Right: Makhonjwa Mountain(s), 3.2 to 3.6 billion years old.
Plan #3: We went to See Bush Paintings in Western Swaziland
(There was a lot of no photo driving time)
Above: Older and newer dwellings on private property. We were directed here by store owners and gas station attendants with a whole lot of turn left or right instructions at rocks, gates, and houses. Even as these photos were taken, we were unsure of our location.
Above Left: Behind these rocks lay the Bush Paintings.
Above Right: There are a few areas with large gaps between boulders that were used for encampment by the ancient Bushman.
Above Left: This is a before picture. See if you can spot any Bush Art. The black coloring is mold (not art).
Above Right: This is Biande (my English Spelling, pronounced Bee-an-dee). He is Swazi/Bantu, a recent High School Graduate, and he learned English through his School System. He came out to greet us and was excited to for us to look at the Bush Art. He brought out some water to splash on the rocks which brings out the red-ochre color. He wanted to know how this was done and we explained how the American Natives performed such art (I am sure that it is a similar process, well ground stone to a powder and made into a paste with animal fat/oil). He was so happy to learn this information that he showed us a couple more things of interest.
Note Worthy Observations
There are no images of Animal Predators (Lions, Jaguars, Cheetahs ...).
There are no images of Elephants, Cape Buffalo (yes on Wildebeest),
Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus ...
There may be a Giraffe
(unknown versus the art style of elongating height).
There are no images of Birds.
There are no images of Reptiles or Amphibians.
There only seem to be images of the animals that would be hunted.
The image of Mankind demonstrate unity or family or both.
Above Left: It is a large drawing of a single animal whose color pigment is well deteriorated.
Above Right: This is the special showing from a different location; the contrast had to be tweasked to see the image better.
Above: Before and After the Camera Flash: This nearby location was used for lodging (unknown if intermittent, which I suspect, or more long term). Digging around here by archeologists would prove fruitful and informative. Like most cave areas, the floor has likely built up over time.
Above Left: A view of the surrounding area from the Bushmen's rock outcrop.
Above Right: A picture of Dennis, Biande, and Terry. We made his time worthwhile.
A roadsidee Stop at the uSutu Forest (Amarasti) Tourist Area
Above Left: Local Artist(s).
Above Right: Welcome to the Artist's Community.
Above: More unusual than the typical roadside African trinkets. This location is where African Residents may shop for Art and buy pieces that are to big for typical 'tourist' shipping.
Above Left: This artist makes baskets.
Above Right: These artists, taking a break, make candle art.
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