LesothoBokung River29°19’50” S 28°28’52” E
January 19, 2017 in Lesotho ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Finally made it to the Lodge only to find our booking was just a room - no self-catering 😑
Oh well.
The room is reasonably appointed with a shower in the bathtub. We will just have to have dinnerRead more
LesothoKatse Dam29°20’11” S 28°30’24” E January 19, 2017 in Lesotho ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
On our way from the Dam to Katse Lodge we stopped at the Visitors' Centre to enquire about tours. Angela had insisted we should do a tour that goes through a tunnel. There was a tour to the Dam wallRead more
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We parked up here: Neo and an official from the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA - who had the keys) went in one bakkie and we followed in Juanita. This is level Hermann and we went in the door at the end of the wall. Levels go down to O and presumably up to A; each has its own arched tunnel and is linked to the levels above and below by a steel spiral staircase.
LesothoLimamarela Community29°13’29” S 28°28’53” E
January 19, 2017 in Lesotho ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
Driving in Lesotho - especially to Katse Dam - is both hazardous and stressful. High, steep mountain passes, up and down around and around. You cannot drive fast because around the next bend might beRead more
LesothoLaoti29°0’29” S 28°30’16” E
January 19, 2017 in Lesotho ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Some pics of people and places on our route. There were lots of little settlements and a couple of bigger towns. Every available slope was covered with mealies. And everything was GREEN!!
Pictures ofRead more
South AfricaGlen Reenen28°30’20” S 28°37’1” E
January 20, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We left Katse this morning at 8 and got to the border at 12. Much better than yesterday. We picked up a Mosotho mama at the border and dropped her in Clarens.
We needed to pick up Bill's pills at theRead more
South AfricaGlen Reenen28°30’21” S 28°37’1” E
January 21, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cold, windy and overcast. The rondavel is very gloomy so we slept 'til 7. Walked towards the natural swimming pool, but it's frustrating not to be able to scramble up mountains any more 😕
ARead more
South AfricaGlen Reenen28°30’21” S 28°37’1” E
January 21, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A drive around Blesbok Loop yielded a few blesbok and some black wildebeest - and lots of pretty wild flowers and Golden Gate scenery. We walked in the campsite this afternoon. Crossed the bridge butRead more
South AfricaGlen Reenen28°30’21” S 28°37’1” E January 22, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Every time I or any of my sisters go to Golden Gate we make a pilgrimage to the van Reenen family graveyard. In our youth we spent many an Easter weekend at Lusthof, farm of Oom Percy and Aunt Lily deRead more
South AfricaGlen Reenen28°30’19” S 28°37’2” E
January 22, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today was the day for the vulture restaurant.
But it doesn't seem to exist 😣
Not a single vulture and no new carcass.
However the wild flowers were lovely and the scenery stunning.
We haveRead more
South AfricaDihlabeng28°36’30” S 28°22’25” E
January 23, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Well, there was a sign to 'Surrender Hill' ie Lusthof, so on our way from Golden Gate to Hobhouse I insisted on the detour...
First the Mushroom Rock which you can really only see coming the otherRead more
