Drakensberg

DRAKENSBERG HOLIDAY 2010  We arrived in a hail storm. Visibility was so bad we had to stop. The hail was the size of dog pellets. It was soon over and we could continute on our way. The rest of the week it rained, the wind blew, and the sun shone. No snow. On the web album there are pics of magnificent clouds. The one day we went for a short hike (they said it would take us 3 hours, but it took us about 4 hours) from Witsies Hoek Hotel. We climbed down a gorge on a chain ladder. I was a bit worried about this because of my still tricky rib, but it was fine. We crossed a number of streams, passed underneath huge rocks,  and passed two rather large waterfalls. The scenery is spectacular wherever you go. Aparently the winter is late because of all the rain they have had this year There thousands of huts scattered all over the mountainside. The best part of the holiday was the feeling of space, of being able to see far in the distance.