Koedoeslaagte a farm on the Vaal river near Parys, only 10 minutes from our doorstep in Parys. The place offers cycling, trail running, paddling and hiking. So we went there to do a bit of hiking, for a large part along the river. Along came Christopher, Jenny, me and Jörg.
We started off from the check-in point down to the river, which at this point is very wide (200 meter) but soon swerving off inland, crossing the road and going parallel to the river and the road to a point where we got back 
to the river a few km upstream. Interesting on this stretch was an exposure of the granite that had come up from inner earth after the meteor strike two billion years ago. Lunch was had at a point where the river had to pass over a rocky band. It was a pleasure sitting there listening to the gurgling water. No, the hike did not involve a river crossing, just me trying to be adventurous.