22.03: 22.04 Fanie Botha Trek, part two: Better than expected of already 'high expectations'.
Towards the end of the trek, these attracted our eyes (minds). An African sky in Mpumalanga. There were many features, incidents and anecdotes from the trek that created extra interest for us. What we find fascinating on Hike-about is that everyday brings along something different, often amusing, always informative and educational, sometimes annoying but invariably, different. We always hope that nothing serious on the downside occurs, obviously. Quite often, there are coincidences that just cannot be anticipated or explained—one rides with and enjoys them. The serious business of life should not be taken...too seriously. One realizes as one, dare we say, matures, where one fits into in the pecking order. The trick is not to rate oneself too highly—the fall can be dangerous to one's mental health. We began walking along the trail at about 12:30pm and within twenty minutes, Jenni felt quite ill. We were obviously worried as at that stage, we only had 34 miles to...