At Marilyn's bookclub evening, Sue and Caroline showed some happy snaps of their recent trip to the Richtersveld - a World Heritage Site and Biodiversity Hotspot.
Cairns on the Helskloof Pass in the Nababiep Nature Reserve.
Sue with a Halfmens (Pachypodium namaquanum) in the Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.
Klipspringers.
This is one of only two arid Biodiversity Hotspots in the world.
Under a Kokerboom.
Shadows at Kokerboomkloof.
Seemingly arid mountains - but actually lots of amazing stuff growing there.
Hitting the highway to Alexander Bay.
Photo 2, 7 and 8 taken by Peter Raine.