Tastefully South African

Hello Friends.

Since last speaking with you we visited the St. Lucia wildlife water system, fed by 5 rivers which flow into the Indian Ocean, causing a great meeting ground for wildlife: birds, hippos, crocodiles, and humans all converge to create this World Heritage site.

Then we went to Durban, a beautifully located city with waterside attractions, and high rise hotels along the beach, with a large Indian population, as well as black and white. Then we traveled through the rolling hills of the KwaZulu-Natal African countryside, seeing dozens of villages and small towns. The people live in small homes and thatched beehive huts. A we traveled from east of the country to the west, through the Eastern Cape, the life style became increasingly sophisticated and westernized. It’s no surprise to see huts just a mile or two from a modern shopping center with restaurants and cinemas.

The highlight of our tour was an arduous 2 hour ride, 40 km (24 miles) on a rocky bumpy road, up the Sani Pass to Lesotho, an independent country surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho is one of the poorest countries in Africa, and the people live like they have for hundreds of years. The young men, mostly shepherds, wear blanket-like coverings, even in summer, because at 2800 meters (9200 feet), it’s cold up there.

Now we are just a few days east of Cape Town, in the Garden Route, in Knysna, and today we will visit an ostrich farm. Evi promises to ride on an ostrich. Stay tuned for future travel blogs.

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