Country number 55

Before we reached the border, we stopped to use the toilet and buy supplies. The border crossing was straightforward. We have another stamp in our passports and are now in country #55!

We entered Lesotho, aka the Kingdom in the Sky, via the capital, Maseru. The difference between here and South Africa was immediately apparent. Lesotho is obviously much poorer than its neighbour and so much more ‘African’. It immediately reminded me of Ethiopia with countless roadside stalls made from old containers or corrugated panels cobbled together. The men were all wrapped in traditional blankets.Read more