54.03 KwaZulu-Natal: Himeville, the land of the Yellowwood Cottage: The best in the business plus a lake to refresh us.
One of us is a sucker for color. The other takes a far broader and often, more mature view. Pity! The autumn season is our favorite except when it rains all day, the wind blows furiously and the temperature drops considerably. We have to believe that's a fifth season otherwise we are wrong again. (Continuation from 54.01: On our first day at Ledges, we arrived back from the tough opening hike to be greeted by the receptionist. She was most apologetic as they had not serviced our room. No problem. She explained that the winds were gusting that morning (which we experienced on the trail) and she thought we were sleeping in (old people) so they did not want to disturb us. This is South Africa. That afternoon, I requested fresh towels which arrived slightly damp. I proceeded to hang them on the wash-line together with our wet clothes recently washed. Meantime, I left Jenni in the bathtub hoping she’d wash properly; I returned the ...