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Our initial reason for stopping at Greyton was the Boesmanskloof Traverse - a 14 km trek through the gorge from Greyton to McGregor. However we decided to take the 'easy' option and just walk to the Oakes Falls and back again. according to our guide this was a 15km round trip which was well worth the effort.

The weather forecast said overcast with slight chance of rain and highs of 24C so we figured it would be a pleasant way to spend a day. Walking directly from our cottage added a little to the journey but it  didn't seem to be a problem as we got on the road at 8.00am.

Good climb to Breakfast Rock and our first stop and than another climb to the summit of the pass where the sky was cloudless and the sun already hot. Another 3km along the valley with no shade and a number of changes in elevation meant we were quite warm by the time we reached the Falls.

After a quick lunch and a cooling paddle we started home - still no shade and temperature above 30C by now - sense of humour evaporating by the second - luckily we had brought plenty of water.

By the time we reached Breakfast Rock on the way home, I would happily have paid for the helicopter evacuation if I could have got their number. A long trek down hill, and then the extra leg back to the cottage and collapse in a chair with a large bottle of cold water and an ice cream - couldn't even manage to take the top off a beer bottle for at least an hour.

When I got the map out and checked the pedometer it seems that we had actually walked slightly more than 21 Km!