Castle gorge (Magaliesberg) Jan 2005

Darrell, Al and I drove out to Castle Gorge to have some fun for the day. We arrived at the parking area early and left soon after packing some abseil gear and lunch. It was steep but short climb to the summit of the Magaliesberg from where we easily descended to Castle Gorge. There were a number of other people around but we enjoyed ourselves abseiling and swimming. Just before lunch the sky darkened and heavy rain soon poured down. We tried to hide underneath an overhang but eventually got fairly wet anyway. The rain stopped but heavy clouds were still pushing from the south so we decided to head back. The last 200m to the car it came down in torrents and we had to run for it. The drive back on the dirt road was interesting as rather large puddles had started to form. We made it home safely though after a fun day in the hills.