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February 5th 2008
The snow Blizzard started as soon as we left the Sani pass Police post in South Africa. It was chaos, 7 4X4 vehicles in front of us had got stuck in the thick snow. There were vehicles behind us but we persevered after an exciting 3 hrs burning the clutch, screeching tyres eventually we got to the top but ahead the gates were locked and there was no one to be seen. The blizzard grew worse and there were 9 people outside the gate in 0 degrees celcius, half a of meter snow, blistering winds not sure what the next step would be. I decided to kick the gate to kingdom come and to my surprise the lock cracked open, this is in fact a trick I learnt at boarding school! The next morning was the ... read more
February 4th 2008
Sehlabatebe Nature reserve. Jan/Feb 2008 This is the oldest nature reserve in Lesotho, Sehlabathebe is remote and rugged, with an average elevation of 2,400 metres. and covers more than 65 000 hectares of mountainous grassveld. There are no trees here which makes it a unique wilderness area of valleys teaming with plants, herbs, shrubs, wild orchids and extravagant flowers. It is almost inaccessible, but incredibly beautiful, with some shy antelope and rare birds. The best way to get there is by horseback, 25 km from Bushmens Neck police post. I drove from Durban (sea level) at 05h00 and arrived at Bushmens Nek police post at 09h00. The Policeman on duty made a phone call and my guide and horse were ready within half an hour and they were rather keen to get going. I passed the ... read more
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