LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

San Ramon: At first, I thought it needed explanation. Not true. Top Left: "You're kidding me. After hiking 4 miles from the base below, you still want to climb up there...and snakes...?" The stance revealed it all. The rest is self-explanatory, too. (Not part of the formal trail either).

'LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HIKE-ABOUT?'

Hike-about is an adventure that commenced June 2010. After storing our household movables, ridding ourselves of a house but retaining our 'home' together, we set off with the purpose of hiking in different parts of the world, not forgetting the home country, the USA.

Our primary focus is hiking to mountain peaks but any challenging hike will do just fine. Extended stays enable us to enjoy and experience living in various places amongst differing cultures. Hike-about has evolved into a way of life. It's also a process of discovery, both the world and ourselves.

We work and live 'on the road' but return to the city in which our grandchildren reside, every couple of months. This provides us the wonderful opportunity to be with them as well as a child or two, even three and of course, friends.

By the end of 2023, the blog contained over 1,560 hikes (less than that actually undertaken), each a set of pictures with stories and anecdotes from the trails. An index to the right allows the viewer to identify earlier experiences.

Finally, we are often asked about the journey's end.
O
ur reply, as accurate as we can state, is: "When we are either forced to cease through health issues or the enjoyment level no longer reaches our aspirations, we will hang up the boots."

"A Life Experience As No Other: Dare to Seize the Day Together", published by Fulton Books, depicts our life on the road and mountains until the beginning of 2017. It has developed 'exponentially' since then.

Jenni and Jeffrey Lazarow

Whereas we continue to update the blog regularly, we circulate email notifications infrequently.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Kenmo Lake, an unusual and spectacular place in Himeville.


We arrived in Himeville, stepped into a coffee shop to say 'hello' to Bev, the proprietor we had met
the previous year. She certainly has a memory for customers as she pointed out where we had sat during
that visit. Tactfully, she did not say anything about the mess we probably left under the table.
Thereafter we headed for Kenmo Lake and viewed the small but exceptional body of water, surrounded
by trees, each one in a different stage of its autumn period.

Later that afternoon, after checking in at Elsa and Derryl's Yellowwood Cottage, we returned again, in
a light rain, to view sunset at the remarkable lake. We were not disappointed as a combination of soft
and fading light, still water and the incredible coloring provided a treat that can only be expressed
visually. Try it out but just before scrolling down, we'd like to mention these two special ladies again.
We had not decided what our plans were until the last moment, that is, whether we would head to Lesotho
or not. What a great decision because, as mentioned before, we can't remember a better time in our lives.

Anyway, after sending an email to Elsa and Derryl inquiring about accommodation, we received a reply that
stated we should just arrive at their place, (they would be returning later), select a room and make
ourselves at home. They had also arranged transport for us to be taken to the border post as well.
Some people are just most kind and nice.




Two women who have cared and loved me for over 62 years, lucky boy.





Bird on the water, a 'little color', too













A great growth industry, security tipping. Notice the African method of respect when holding
a hand/arm towards a person.















Mist settles above the water surface.





A meeting of minds with Samson at the Witsieshoek Lodge, another memorable hiking and life experience.













The best hostesses in Himeville, Elsa and Derryl...the best in KwaZulu-Natal, too.



Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

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