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FishBowlEscapes - Royal Tuthill | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 8 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=71757] | 2006-07-14 17:01:37
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Areas in Lesotho: Butha Buthe | Maseru | Morija | Roma | Sani Top | Semonkong | Thaba Bosiu
I had to look up to see the tops of the peaks and canyon walls as the six-seater sesna bumped and bounded its way through the turbulent air in the gorges running through the Malouti mountain range. The terrain is very dramatic and exposed not altogether dissimilar from pictures I have seen of the mid-west: Grand Canyon, Brice and Zion. While the mountainous setting was surely a contrast to the South African plains of Kruger the climate took even more adjusting too. I definitely didn't have the attire for such extremes and barely was able to purchase a sleeping bag in [View Full Entry]
Another day, another country - a side trip to Lesotho. It was a totally different world to South Africa from the moment we crossed the border. We were in 4WDs, but the majority of the other traffic was on foot or on horseback - in fact we only saw 4 other vehicles moving all day on that side of the border. The roads were like the border post - effectively non-existent - the border post comprising of two abandoned caravans. Sadly, this meant no Lesotho stamp in the passport. We visited a school to which the backpacker hostel was donating cash, [View Full Entry]
John Miranda - John & Miranda | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 16 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=65852] | 2006-06-11 23:06:18
Our sleep at the mission was possibly the best we'd had in Africa so far and we even managed a whopping lie in, 8.30am, somewhat of a record for us! We procrastinated until the last possible minute in the hope that a lift or another option might come our way before deciding on a big bus to a small junction village called Moitsupeli, which was half way back to Maseru and where we were told we could transfer via a short walk to "the other tar road" going South to a place called Malealea, supposedly the jewel of Lesotho. By doing [View Full Entry]
snozlington - Dean and Danielle | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=68683] | 2006-06-23 16:39:06
Maletsunyane Falls
At 192m tall this is one of Africas highest. We were viewing it after lots of rain so it was in full swing!
snozlington - Dean and Danielle | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=68677] | 2006-06-23 11:17:07
The Roma Trading Post turned out to be exactly what we needed, a sanctuary. For the next two days we used it as a base whilst we explored on foot and via mini bus the surrounding area including small villages and local markets, our favourites, but also Maseru, the capital of Lesotho only 30km away, the National University, ancient bushman rock paintings, and among other things, dinosaur footprints. As was becoming the norm in Lesotho our adventures often yielded their own small, but very random and distinct chapters. After another colossal and comfortable sleep courtesy of "The Long Way Round [View Full Entry]
snozlington - Dean and Danielle | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=64240] | 2006-06-08 15:06:52
We did indeed pay Simon in the morning and now had the task of finding our way back to the main road and transport. Although we arrived in the pitch black we were confident this wouldn't be too difficult a task. After about an hour we came to the realisation that we must have made a mistake somewhere, even though we were sure there were so far no deviations from the road we were on. We asked a few locals which way it was to Butha Buthe town before we met a lady who had barely enough English to tell us [View Full Entry]
snozlington - Dean and Danielle | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=62965] | 2006-05-30 18:12:00
Sani Top Sunrise
It was still below zero and I couldnt feel my fingers on the camera. I only managed a couple of quick pics.
snozlington - Dean and Danielle | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=62900] | 2006-05-30 16:25:47
We awoke frozen at the crack of dawn as Morgan was just departing. Our intention today was to hike and hitch as far into Lesotho as possible. It was becoming a beautiful warm morning with not a cloud in the sky, perfect for hiking and taking in the majestic mountain scenery and fresh air. Just past the hotel and golf course we were greeted by two horsemen who were both carrying large rifles slung casually over their shoulders. They were probably just going hunting, but the remoteness of our location and the size of their rifles were enough to un nerve [View Full Entry]
snozlington - Dean and Danielle | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 3 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=62888] | 2006-05-30 11:34:58
I was propping up the bar in a Durban hostel on the first night of my trip to Southern Africa. Enquiries at the hostel regarding a weekend safari at the nearby national park had reached a dead end, and it was while nursing a drink that I met the Action Man, a colourful young Alaskan guide and quite the adventurer. He dazzled me with tales of the Alaskan wilderness and encounters with grizzly bears. He would get dropped in by helicopter, he said, then wander alone camping without seeing a single soul for ten days or more before the pilot flew [View Full Entry]
Tommy Rooney - Tom | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=98907] | 2006-11-14 23:32:26