Eyrie Birding Accommodation

Thursday, 16 December 2021

Sunday, 29 November 2020

Mariepskop above Kampersrus

38mm of rain today below Mariepskop!

Some History of Mariepskop ref. Wikipedia.

Mariepskop (also Marepe or Maripekop), at 1,947 m above sea level, is one of the highest peaks in the northern Drakensberg,^{[note 1]} and the highest point of the Blyde River Canyon, South Africa

The Mfecane disturbances of the 19th century were responsible for the settlement of the escarpment region by fragments of Sotho-speaking tribes, who once lived on the highveld.^[2] Bakwena chief Kowyn settled on the Graskopescarpment, and the Mapulana^[3]settled in wretched circumstances in the lowveld. Everywhere south of the Olifants River and North of the Crocodile River, these refugees were harried and looted by the Swaziraiding parties of Mswati II.

Chief Maripe's tribe settled at the base of "the great one", or Thaba ya Moholoholo, as the mountain was then known.^{[note 3]} To evade their common enemy, chief Maripe and Chiloane's Pulana, Pulana of Mokgotho and Mohlala's Pedi people, sought refuge on the mountain plateau. In the Moholoholo war of 1864,^[4] boulders were rolled down to ward off the enemy, and numerous attacks on their stronghold were repelled.^[2]Skeletons of the Swazi casualties littered the mountain for a long time afterwards.

Quite a number of local place names commemorate this tumultuous period. The nearby Three Rondavel peaks are named for three of the chief's wives, Magabolle, Mogoladikwe and Maseroto, while the adjacent Mapjaneng promontory, once again recalls the chief.^[5] Swadeni (also Swadini or Swatini), meaning "the place of the Swazi", seems to be the only place name to commemorate the Swazis, who attacked but never occupied the region for an extended period.^[4

Sunday, 22 November 2020

Look who came visiting?!

https://eyrieakkommodasie.blogspot.com/2020/11/kyk-wie-het-kom-kuier.html?m=1

Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Spring rain arriving!

62mm of rain here against the mountain!

Saturday, 26 September 2020

Special Offer - October 2020

Special Offer: 28-31 October 2020

R 1 200.00 per night, for the full guest unit which can accommodate 1 to 8 people. Self-catering with kitchen and dining room.

Offer includes:

4 x Bedrooms each with On-suite bathroom. Three rooms with double beds and one room with two single beds. Three bedrooms with own shower, basin, toilet and bidet and one bedroom with bath, shower, toilet and bidet.
Kitchen with microwave, refrigerator, electric kettle, stove and sink.
Dining room with table and seating for 8 people.
Braai area, outside patio chairs and table.

(House Rules and Conditions apply)