Wisps of early morning mist shroud the dark waters of the Wilderness Lakes' District. The sun rises and as it blazes its trail westward the sands and sea of Wilderness Beach stretch in the warmth. A whale flips a lazy fin in the brilliant blue waters; small waves lace the edges of the sparkling white sands. A lone runner leaves a tiny trail of footprints behind him in the sand as he jogs towards Gericke's Point. The trees of the Groeneweide Forest are tall and dense, a panoply of green that marches down the mountainside to stand sentinel at the edges of the manicured lawns.