Hotel Marconi Underberg
317 Makongang Rd, Hazyview, Mpumalanga 1242 Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal, 3257, South Africa
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Sani pass
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... it...the border is supposed to be at the top... where are we??!!”.... Out of nowhere, finally, we come to a stop sign “Customs”... it is too late anyhow to cross it as everything is closed, but at least we know we are on the right road...and the next bend leads us to the Sani pass mountain top lodge... I can’t believe our luck!! Everything is wet and fog seeps into every corner... hard to see anything else... Roman is worried it is ...
Traveling to the Drakensburg
... continent.
Soon, we came off the motorway and started our slow ascent up to the Drakensburg. I was very excited about tomorrow. Approaching Underberg, the views of the Drakensburg just got better and better. No wonder they call Lesotho "the kingdom in the sky". We arrived at Underberg, had a look around and headed to the Sani Pass and the lodge by sunset. I cannot wait until ...
Drakensberg Hike - sore, sore legs!
Mon 29-Mon 5
The beginning of the week started out the same with reading and doing photos the priorities. Have done about 4 weeks of the 7 weeks of the east coast trip now, so slowly editing them (don't mention the west coast!). The problem is that this side had all the safaris so some days have several hundred photos which I have to weed through ugh!
Wednesday night we had bookclub at Erin’s which was good - one of their biggest turnouts with 10 ...
Barrier of Spears (Sani Pass)
... roadtrip. They had just crossed Lesotho in a 2WD Ford Ranger (quite an impressive effort) and were a lovely family. No sooner had we sat down at the pub for a chat, then the power went out and plunged the whole place into darkness. We just broke out the headlamps and candles and made the best of a bad situation drinking Maluti (Lesotho beer) and hot Rum. They eventually got the generator started and cooked up a magnificent dinner. With my stomach ...
Sani Top, Lesotho - Kingdom in the Sky!
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Underberg was actually a pretty nice town with a lot of hustle and bustle going on. It was also a popular place for tourists, with lots of backpacker hotels and tour companies plying their trade. While we waited for the next segment of the trip to begin, we had a bit of a wander around, finding a pub just along the street from us as well as a craft shop which Angela soon spotted. Rising above the town was the mighty Drakensburg Mountain Range, home to the Kingdom ...
