26.22 & 26.23 Kingdom of Swaziland: Sebebe Rock, the world's largest granite formation and Malolotja Nature Reserve.
We left the Kruger Park and wished to visit the Drakensberg, one our favorite places (in the world). However, we decided to pop into Swaziland on the way down after researching potential hikes available. We were last in that country some forty years ago. Wow! Just mentioning a big number of life years makes one realize that a large part of life has come and gone. We entered from the north and headed towards the central-western part. From the roads, the views were rather ordinary and so we wondered whether we had made a good decision. We booked into a lodge secluded in the hills but close to the big city of Mbabane. We met the owners, Veki, a Serbian national and David Cranko, formerly of Zimbabwe. We feel so fortunate to meet many wonderful people on our travels. This couple were no exception. In fact, they were delightful and it was difficult to part. David is an artist; we viewed and enjoyed his artistic output very much. We learned that he is related to John Cranko, the famous ...