Collected a toyota corrolla, very nice. We drove back to the hotel in increasing rain,picked up our bags and drove north looking for sun. Found fog, rain and cold. Stopped at a cafe with a
log fire and pie and chips, great. Kept driving because of rain to Kestell. Lovely hostel run by Vera Ann. We were the only guests and had a very comfy night.
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| Walking near Amphitheatre in Drakensburg mountains |
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| Path was a bit more exciting than we expected |
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| We were becoming worried there might be lions around |
Tried to walk up the amphitheatre next day bit could not drive up the last 7kms of really rocky road. Fog and drizzle did not encourage us. Walked from a hotel over moors then down onto a spectacular valley below the mist. No people but suddenly a wild animal noise that had us thinking of lions. Quickly up to the Crack an exciting climb through the cliff. On top we were back in the fog but the compass saved the day.
Lovely pot of tea at the hotel then drove to Phokoputhna to find the ethiopian restaurant. It has no sign but turn left at the funeral parlour and park near the broken wall Vera had told us. Unfortunately there were lots of broken walls to choose from but we found the place and had dinner with 20 ethiopians.
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| Lesotho village |
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| Lesotho mountain road. Drakensburg mountains |
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| Lesotho locals |
Next day sun shine as we drove through Golden Gate park. Amazing scenary and zebra and eland. Past flat top mountains to Lesotho and a border crossing. Police wanted to put Dave in jail as he didnt have an international driving licence but 50 rand eventually sorted the problem. Then up, up, up through awesome mountains with villages and people wearing blankets and wooly hats. Wine tasting on Clarens on way back and lots more zebra.
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| Wine tasting event in Clarens |
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| Next to Lesotho Road. Wonderful |
Rain next day and end up in Dundee. Stefan tells us of his motorbike ride across russia, mongolia,china to Australia and we forhet the hostel is a dump.Talanda museum and Boer war battlefield, rorkes drift and Isawanda zulu battlefields.
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| Rorkes Drift museum. (Zulu film) |
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| Some of the 100s of kids we saw going to school |
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| Drakensburg Mountains. |
Drivinh to Graytown and weather becomes bad again. The road changes from high in the clouds to down through towns with markeys.
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