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Flowering aloes on the road to the Kalkkop impact crater which can be found on a private farm 50 kilometres south east of the town of Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. (Photo: Karina Turok)
Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, Thorns and Aloes, survivors of the drought. (Photo: Karina Turok)
Abundance of winter rain breaking the drought outside of Aberdeen, Eastern Cape. (Photo: Karina Turok)
Mustard yellow lichen at the entrance to the Swartberg pass. (Photo: Karina Turok)
Invasive Mexican jointed cactus on the road to Aberdeen, Eastern Cape. (Photo: Karina Turok)
Aberdeen, Eastern Cape - a Shepards Tree stands alone after the ravages of a nine year drought in the area. (Photo: Karina Turok)
The rust-coloured mountains of the R 341 approaching De Rust, Eastern Cape. (Photo: Karina Turok)