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African shoestrings – South Africa Day Twenty-three
We found the Isandlwana battlefield quite eerie and moving. Monuments and unmarked graves in the form of stone cairns (piles […]
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Twenty-two
In the middle to the end of nineteenth century a large group of Afrikaners, (descendants of the original, mainly Dutch, […]
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Twenty-one
What Giant’s castle is really known for is its 5000 Bushmen Rock Paintings and the twelve species of Antelope and […]
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Twenty
The accommodation at Royal Natal was more than we wanted to pay so we took our chances on the road. […]
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Nineteen
The most popular walk in the park is the Gorge walk. Talk to any South African who has been here […]
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Eighteen
Being in Southern Africa we did however see lots of Baboons. Let me rephrase that we actually heard them first […]
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Seventeen
On our first visit to South Africa in 1996, we had very briefly skirted the Drankesberg ranges and had promised […]
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Sixteen
The rest of our journey in Lesotho passed without incident as we passed the odd town, which appeared more western […]
African shoestrings – Lesotho Day Fifteen
That tricky river crossing was the final challenge and can you believe it wee stopped for lunch about ten minutes […]
African shoestrings – Lesotho Day Fourteen
The next morning we awoke just before daylight after an eventful night. Thunderstorms had followed us there and dumped rain […]
African shoestrings – Lesotho Day Thirteen
David & Clement talked incessantly amongst themselves in SeSotho. To us of course it was rabble of noise punctuated by […]
African shoestrings – Lesotho Day Twelve
Somehow we made progress until we reached the river crossing about an hour in. In fact it wasn’t actually the […]
African shoestrings – Lesotho Day Eleven
The Pony trek itself was something else. Now as corny as it sounds, I always get the dude horse. I […]
African shoestrings – Lesotho Day Ten
That night the local Basotho children’s choir performed for us. It was quite stirring stuff. They sung songs of peace […]
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