Lancer's Inn Maseru

... vi skulle faa lyst til at bede eller skrifte. Altid praktisk.
Efter vi havde dumpet vores grej der, gik vi ned i byen og fik et maaltid paa en "fancy" cafe. Der stod at der var en strict dress code. De kraevede "smart casual" og da Lasse spurgte ind til det svarede jeg "bare rolig, vi er hvide". For det er sgu saadan det fungerer. Hernede bliver jeg kaldt sir af folk der er dobbelt saa ...

... in the world.’ I assume that’s the border post at the river, and from there it’s uphill any direction you go. So AI stamp out of South Africa and stamp into Lesotho, no problem until I pass what looks like some women’s bake sale. That’s Lesotho customs.

"You need to declare your commodities," the nice lady says, pointing to my plastic bag.

I open the bag for her to see, muffins ...

... never know.
anyway post KFC we left lesotho, a real cultural experiance! - back to the border to do the business of the day and get george a fresh 90day visa. nope! they gave him 7 days! so the entire trip was a\something of a complete wasteof time effort and money - but hey - i have atleast seen something of lesotho, unfourtunatly the eastern side is apparently really really pretty, but i will probably never get to see it now :-(

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... corn) fields, more mielie fields and small farming towns. The free state, a province in south africa, is a bastion of the afrikaarner folk. the ones who talk slow and funny (in english anyway). When we drove into clarens in the late afternoon, stormy grey clouds loomed and the sign read "welcome to clarens, where afrikaans is your right." clarens is a small crafty, boutiquey, kinda cheesey town ...

... public transportation would have been a bit tricky. My ride didn't show up and we could not contact the person who was supposed to be coming so PC ended up driving me out there. The first two plus hours was pretty smooth sailing on paved and then a short strech on the gravel road that leads to the national park of Tsehlanyane. Then however you make a turn to head southeast towards my village and the road rapidly deteriorates to one large pot hole after another including one ...

... to work, and it seems to be calculated to not allow much in the way of quality or pleasure in our meals. This seems like a silly way to treat customers. I for one would rather pay a little more for better food. As I mentioned, I already buy my own bread. Now it looks like I'll have to start buying my own coldcuts. Anyway, we left the Drakensberg bright and early and drove along the northern border of Lesotho, stopping in a small artist's colony town ...

... straight off of a child's racetrack with hot wheels. Imagine a huge bus rounding a corner quickly on its two right side wheels, crashing down and then colliding into a fence and falling into a ditch! The fence then fell back into a store. On the bus women and men started screaming and praying to God, fearing the end while Rebecca and I simply opened our eyes and glanced at one another with a look reading 'okay, now ...

... eaten it every morning. My 'M'e assures me it will make me nice and fat just like the Basotho men like it! We start cooking for ourselves tonight so, although the lesheleshele was not bad, I think I will opt for something more like yogurt. One of the best things about living out in the country now is the spectacular sceneries! My families houses sit atop a hill looking west over a river not 2 km away that separates Lesotho from South Africa. The sunsets ...

... used to, always singing, listening to music, working in the fields or with their animals, cleaning or relaxing with some papa, moroho and fresh baked bread. They smile often, although they are a bit overprotective and have collected me from other trainees homes after the sun sets. The view from the mountain ...

We climbed up through the Drakenburg pass in SA and up into Lesotho. What an amazing little country. Ive never seen anywhere as beautiful. The cherry blossom was out and a tree framed every small house which perched on the edge of a mountain. A short 3 day trip, I could have stayed much longer!