Hobhouse to Rhodes

January 26, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

Today was a big adventure: We left Hobhouse about 7:30 and I drove the first bit. The road was good and there was little traffic. It took us an hour and a half to get almost to Sterkspruit - half-way to Rhodes.
Then we could either take the longer road via Barkly East or the scenic route along the Lesotho border.
We bravely and enthusiastically chose the latter.
It was indeed scenic - stunningly so! - and we made it to the top of the world a second time (2186 m).
But the road was revolting! It was serious 4x4 driving all the way to Rhodes - fun, but exhausting 😰
Here is some idea of why it took us another 6 hours to get to Rhodes.Read more