On our second day in South Africa we did the Panorama Route. The tour goes through the Province of Mpumalanga. It is a province of extraordinairy natural beauty. We visited the village of Pilgrim's Rest, a living museum and declared National Monument. Gold was discovered in this area in 1873, attracting 1500 diggers. Today, many of the restored miners houses serve as shops. Further along the escarpment we find the great Blyde River Canyon, a gorge of 26 km long and 800 m deep, carved from the face of the escarpment. The tree Rondavels present an unforgettable view of three huge rock spirals rising out of the far wal of the canyon, looking like African huts. Bourke's Luck Potholes are strange deep cylindrical cavities formed by river erosion and floodwater. From the vantage point of God's Window we gaze across sweeps of the Lowveld, where subtle fragrances of the lower region rise to merge with the crisp winds of the Highveld.

Little waterfalls at Bourke's Luck Potholes