GEORGE NEWS - Our famous Garden Route, apart from being scenically beautiful, is home to fascinating coastal geology and land-forming processes that the untrained eye may not be able to spot.
Join the experts - Paul Rixom, Peter Ginn and Gavin O'Connell-Jones - on a self-drive guided geology day trip from Mossel Bay to Hoekwil on Saturday 9 March.
The evidence of the changing position of the South African coastline and the power of erosion over millions of years will be explained. Certain sediments were formed during the early break-up of Gondwana and the evolution of the first South African coastline.
Learning about the development of the modern coastal dunes and their fossil predecessors, as well as the coastal lagoons, will give a greater appreciation of the natural beauty of the area.
The palaeontological and mineral treasures of the area (gold and offshore gas) will be discussed.
the drive will introduce you to a range of sedimentary and coastal erosion processes, with some igneous granite intrusions adding spice to the mixture.
The tour is well organised with route directions giving the stops (such as Great Brak River, Herold's Bay, Victoria Bay, etc.) where each small group (consisting of 20 people) will stop and perhaps walk a short distance. Bring refreshments, a picnic lunch and camping chairs.
The tour starts at Mossel Bay at 08:00 and ends in the afternoon at the viewpoint on the road up to Hoekwil.
The deadline for bookings is Friday 1 March at wessageorge@isat.co.za.
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