This last Saturday, Ruth and I ventured forth to the Roodepoort Botanical Gardens. I have always loved going to these gardens and to me, they are a special part of Johannesburg. It took a bit longer to get there than I thought, due to the fact of urban spread and the building of high density townhouse complexes in the area. Man, how this place has grown over the last 12 years.... The area looked so different that I managed to miss the turning that used to be a bush road but now is almost a main road!Anyway, we managed to find the gardens and at R22 ($AUD 3.34) a head entrance fee didn't break the bank either!
Despite development that is threatening encroachment on this beautiful garden, set against the backdrop of the magnificent Witpoortjie waterfall, this is still the home of a breeding pair of Verreaux’s (Black) Eagles that nest in the cliffs alongside the waterfall and no visit is complete until they have been sited.
A visit is also not complete until one has visited the Sasol Dam which is a small dam which has a bird hide alongside it. Ruth and I sat for a while watching what we thought was a bird from the Kingfisher family who kept plunging into the dam, re-emerging with small silver fish in his beak.
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