St Lucia Wetland Reserve KwaZulu-Natal, RSA


October 5-9 2006 (Thanksgiving)
No Turkey or Pumpkin pie,
but a trip down through the beautiful KwaZulu-Natal region
to South Africa's first World Heritage site at St Lucia Wetland Park.

Ghost Mountain - Supposedly shaped like an old woman lying down

General View of the Park - Lake St Lucia is 35000 hectares (135 sq miles)




One of the Highlights is the Cape Vidal Coast

The Coast - Big Waves and Huge Dunes


The coaster


On The Beach - Where's Heather?


Further down the coast is the Misson Rocks bay.




Cape Vidal also has a lot of wildlife re-introduced in recent years

The kudu is widespread here


Fine Male Kudu




The Greater St. Lucia area also embraces the HluHluwe - iMfolozi park

iMfolozi River


Female Nyala - very similar to kudu but furrier




The St Lucia River Estuary features a lot of very angry Hippos


The urban myth is that the hippo is the most dangerous animal in Africa.....


.....but only if you are a dentist




And some magnificent Birds

African Fish Eagle.


all pictures © 2006 Bill Osborne