Wow! A blog without a mountain—I thought we’d seen it all.
'Don't fence me in'. From a few feet, this white lion (the new South Africa?) is most intimidating. We've never wanted a Humvee more than then. It’s been a quiet period in which we have enjoyed rest and a wonderful time with family and a few friends. We took the opportunity to visit the Lion Park outside Johannesburg, a quasi-game park—much more than a zoo but a lot less than the wilds. Nevertheless, it is a taste of Africa and might be more meaningful to those who haven’t had the pleasure of visiting this mysterious continent, more specifically, the southern part. We are preparing to travel to KWA-Zulu Natal, the home of the Drakensberg Mountain range. The mountain forms a natural boundary between this country and Lesotho. Some of the hikes require that one takes with a passport as trails cross in and out of each country at altitudes of over 10,000 feet. South Africa has a multitude of mountains but they do not reach much higher than the Drakensberg. ...