Monday, January 27, 2014

South Africa: Northern Drakensburg Mountains & The Kingdom of Lesotho

26.01.2014
  • Up and ready for BazBus - long ride - chatted with woman from Denmark who was on our bus to Durban
  • Arrived at Amphitheatre Backpackers - toured facility and ordered dinner - such a cool space - I was tired and took a nap which lasted 3 hours - opps
  • Woke up and sat out looking at the mountains - found Heather - ran into friends from Bulungula - took a long walk along the dams, the hills, out to large trees, and back along the rivers - saw birds and insects and amazing views
  • Back to the lodge - showered and went to dinner - dumplings and a glass of wine and a wonderful tomato soup - wandered upstairs and found a quiet reading spot - finished Ishmael Beah's Long Way Home: Memoirs of a Child Soldier - talked with Aussie friend for a while - bed


























27.01.2014
  • Awake and ready for day tour to Lesotho
  • border crossing - no Lesotho station
  • school - principal
  • walk up hill to cave paintings - lunch - history of Lesotho
  • walk down chatting with mother/daughter from Trinidad 
  • beer closed - bus to traditional healer
  • ride up to house for lunch of pap and spinach dish - bought local beer - 
  • long drive home - stopped for other guests transferring 
  • Made lovely salad for dinner - read and had drinks with German couple - bed late






















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