Leeudoringstad (lion thorns town), so named by early settlers for a dense thicket of acacia thorn trees in the area that was a stronghold for predators stalking their prey on the surrounding plain... (more)

The Shosholoza Meyl "Tourism" heading through the Nuwekloof as it makes its way northwards from Cape Town to Johannesburg. The 5th and 6th coaches from the front are the dining and kitchen cars.

The weather forecast said partly cloudy, but for this shot I was lucky and got the sunny part, plus a bonus - my first sighting of double 6E1's in the new passenger livery! Shosholoza Meyl's Cape ... (more)