The Augrabies Falls National Park is a stony, otherworldly place. When the Orange River is in full flood, the unrelenting roar of the falls can be heard kilometres away.
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I see you…!
The glaring eye of the Khi Solar One solar plant, becoming brighter as we got closer, watched our approach into Upington on the R27 from the South. And as I looked at the dazzling spire, I could not help but imagine the ominous voice of the evil Sauron from Tolkien s Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Yes, the huge reflector on top of the 205m-high pylon reminds one of the giant flaming eye controlled by the dark lord . Its presence is intimidating, as the eye seems to follow you - making you wonder, for a moment at least, if it does not perhaps also have the power to expose your dark inner thoughts.