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But today Riemvasmaak is fully1 restored -- an unlikely settlement with a famous past, and quite possibly, a future full of visitors like me. But before I head out into the green Kalahari, let’s take an aerial look at the route I’ve prepared.
From the centre of Riemvasmaak, I’ll be heading west towards the Orange Valley, over undulating ground until the way literally2 disappears beneath my feet.
This is the Molopo Gorge3, the dramatic path of a river that hasn’t flowed here for generations. The cliffs eventually shorten and the valley widens as the river bed makes its way downhill to join the consistent waters of the Orange.
Here is the lifeblood of the green Kalahari. And this is where one of South Africa’s least-heralded fruit industries resides. The vineyards here produce masses of grapes, more even than the famous vineyards of the Western Cape4.
But the grapes give way to untouched wilderness5 as my walk enters the national park and follows one of Africa’s most remarkable6 stretches of river. The Orange’s created an 18 kilometres gorge that gets ever deeper as it gets nearer to my walk’s conclusion, the tumbling waters of Augrabies Falls.
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1 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实 | |
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n.咽喉,胃,暴食,山峡;v.塞饱,狼吞虎咽地吃 | |
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n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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