We head off towards Dundee and the battlegrounds between, principally, the Zulus and British Forces. But I'm getting ahead of myself here....
...because we had a night in the wonderful Royal Natal Park which sits in a natural 'amphitheatre', a wall of rock 5km wide, framed by the mighty Drakensberg mountains. Dramatic indeed. On our way there we spent some time (along with some other Bobo adventurers) at the Basotho cultural village learning about the Basotho tribal culture and its development. Well worth doing and not at all the tourist trap we might have expected...we're slowly begining to understand the (large) cultural differences, not only in Lesotho, but in South Africa. The visit wets our appetite for a visit to Lesotho at some future date.
Before leaving the park we walk one of the many trails....its really good to do some walking again....especially here.
On our way to Dundee, we stop off at the smallish (by South African standards) Spioenkop Game Reserve. Here, there is also a large reservoir and a monument to the Boer vs British battle which was the biggest defeat suffered by the British in this conflict. Although the park trails resemble 4x4 tracks Sue wrestles the camper around while I spot the wildlife...and well worth it, too - giraffes at last!
Turning up late-ish after nightmare roadworks with 15 km of small cliffs in the road that are SA version of speed bumps, we make the meeting!
Next day we are taken on a minibus 'battlefield tour' fascinating and informed stuff from an ex military pro - interesting also is the (white) guide 's (thoughful) insight into cultural differences between Zulus and Whites.
Anyway, off to a theatrical Zulu experience tomorrow....Mmmmm!!
Before that, how about some more photos?
Now what have we spotted this time?????
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