Ancient grooves

A highlight of last year's trip to Namaqualand with Mom and Dad was a visit to the site of glacial striations near Niewoudtville. I have long been interested in rocks and general geology and have been a collector of odd and interesting stones since childhood. I am also fascinated by fossils and long to go on a guided tour of the Karoo with an expert in this field. In particular, I like to see for myself the actual rocks and formations described in books, as they are quite difficult to imagine, and so the short walk into the veld held great expectations.
The scraped rock was level with the ground - hence its discovery! Imagine the excitement of seeing this unusual formation and finding that you are looking at ancient history of the earth, 300 million years ago! And then you stand on the place where the glacier actually met the rock! (Sorry about all the exclamations!)

Imagine how much more there is to discover on those vast plains of the Karoo, perhaps just below the surface? This is some of the oldest land on earth, with the Barberton area further north being the first oceanic crust to pop out, we are told, eventually becoming the earth's first continent.
There is so much out there to explore, discover and marvel at!