Yesterday my husband and I visited the Rondevlei Nature Reserve here in the Western Cape of South Africa. Rondevlei is the only place in the Western Cape where hippos live. Hippos lived in the Western Cape historically, but they went extinct in the 1700s. A few hippos were re-introduced to Rondevlei in the 1980s. We didn’t see any hippos during our walk around Rondevlei– apparently hippos are seen in the evening when they’re active. However, we did see some impressive mudcracks since the water level in the vlei or marsh is quite low at the moment. A view of some of the mudcracks is shown above.
Georneys 
Nice photo of the salt accumulation too.
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Hi Evelyn.
I am interested in using this image in a project that I am working on. I am a geoscientist in Ontario, Canada, and am volunteering with the Metcalfe Geoheritage Park here in Almonte, Ontario. We are working to build webpages for each rock at the park, to better describe the circumstances which lead to their formation. Your image would greatly enhance my description of how ancient desiccation cracks formed in a similar environment. If you are supportive of the use of your image for our webpages, or would like more information on how your image could be used, please contact me at asiavreid@gmail.com
Thank you for your consideration.
Asia Reid
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