<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:05:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/drakensberg/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Time for Two Stout Beers for #BeerSaturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is nothing quite like the first taste of a really good stout. Even if a stout is not the best, it is still a good beer. The complexity of these dark beers just leans toward an always enjoyable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187719/@fermentedphil/time-for-two-stout-beers-for-beersaturday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187719/@fermentedphil/time-for-two-stout-beers-for-beersaturday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-187719]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 14:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DMAbM4UEaBh71E4Q47LGqnTuikmBvguSfWbBaNL1zsCZVBfHLX89ex4aiwsuF55gLsZHKRe3f6LuF6t1WLtKtXQ6kMvECtQAwMNN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Strange Thing About Tasting Wine in the Drakensberg Mountains]]></title><description><![CDATA[old barrel wine; white "red" wine; high altitude vineyard; mountain backdrops Most of South Africa’s wine is almost exclusively produced in the Cape Wine region. 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I travelled with all of my beer back home, not having time to drink them all at the camp. 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A brewery, a chocolaterie, and a creamery, all situated next to each other at the feet of the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa. 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Then the sky opened like heavens eye and - I saw the light. The Drakensberg Mountain Range includes the highest mountains]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drakensberg/@martinhardy/isawthelight-es0jvyh2ss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drakensberg/@martinhardy/isawthelight-es0jvyh2ss</guid><category><![CDATA[drakensberg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinhardy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 14:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbppXCURZ6WHfGj6SEq51dXDjF4QZ4VtUoGX5KRMBzWprPYadZM3hsUJifVqwL83wsEqbNVMf7jrf6X5VtiNBkYJCuCvyNhbzPuw8GAcqiMen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhino Peak - Drakensberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spent a wonderous day with friends and family in the southern drakensberg several years ago and caught part of the mountain range including the Rhino peaking out of the clouds. (: excuse the pun :) Southern]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drakensberg/@martinhardy/rhinopeak-drakensberg-ht3qw8rjn4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drakensberg/@martinhardy/rhinopeak-drakensberg-ht3qw8rjn4</guid><category><![CDATA[drakensberg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinhardy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFwzFY4SVUc3DZUk1zLgZpzVEu7zPdzwZy2W9s3a6fkn7Dvpi2vfLK5VWKWAJS7o3uk18SpDXrcDch2d8VXFRdYWU4A4JpYDaRTExtvnX2BqY2gN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crevaces hiding near the cliffs edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gotta be wide awake walking here.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hiking/@gavvet/crevaces-hiding-near-the-cliffs-edge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hiking/@gavvet/crevaces-hiding-near-the-cliffs-edge</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gavvet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQC6fXSavJVH1cSZKKFuvc1ihnPqs75tqikBpKqvohazyx4tBQiBT8uC5Pk4b4z6C2pP894tJPY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trip To Drakensberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was an all guy trip that we went for at a place called Champagne Sports Resort. This place is very close to the mountains and offers a lot of peace and tranquility away from the city. 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