The Drakensberg Moutain Range

We just got back from our two day tour of the drakensbergs. This trip was much different from the last one, it was just 6 of us from the dream centre whereas last time there was all 8 of us plus five from Agape. I'm so tired so I'll try to be quick. It was a great weekend. We left at 5:30am on saturday (yesterday) and got to the Drakensbergs around 8am. It was freezing, so we all purchased extra hats and gloves in a shop before setting off on the days drive up the Sani Pass. We all got into a jeep type vehicle. It took hours to drive up the pass because it was so windey and very very very very bumpy. I cannot express how bumpy it was and I cannot believe that car made it up and down in one piece. It was an absolutely spectacular drive. Half way we had to show our passports to enter Lesotho and got extra stamps on our passports...yey! The mountains didn't look real most of the time...they looked like someone with an extraordinary imagination painted them. And the sky was completely cloudless. We finally got to the top and visited a traditional basotho village and were invited into one of the huts. It was really cold outside but it was surprisingly warm inside. We got to tast traditional beer and bread made inside a cow pat oven. Nice. It was actually. Then we went to the highest pub in Africa. It was so lovely. When you stepped inside it was like walking into a hot bath. There were fireplaces and comfy couches everywhere. Unsurprisingly it was heaving, so we all got a hot chocolate and waited outside on the patio, waiting for a table to become free. It was such a nice experience. I would have loved to have just curled up with a book and drank hot chocolate all day but we had to drive back down which was TERRIFYING! The views were well worth it though. That took all day so we just went to our very rustic lodge to relax for the evening. We had a lovely fire and all curled up in front of it. Unfortunately, I saw a massive spider in the bathroom so when it came to time to sleep, and the light went off I was terrified because it was so dark. My eyes never adjusted to the dark and there wasn't so much as a snifter of light because we were in quite a rural area. My mind ket creating pictures of the massive spider appearing on my face in the dark. Twas not good. 
We got up early today to go for a walk in the drakensberg to see some of the bushman paintings. One of our group wasn't that well so we had to take an easy path, which suited me fine! It was a glorious day too and although we all woke up like blocks of ice and were actually in pain in was so cold when we first started, it warmed up surprisingly fast. The paintings were in a cave behind a waterfall. There weren't many paintings but they were still cool and the waterfall was beautiful. I honestly don't think there are words that I can use to describe how beautiful the scenery is there.
After lunch it was really warm so we went on a pony trek through the mountains. It was really amazing. I'd never ridden a horse before and it was really bizarre and I have to say not too pleasant at first, especially when the horses start trying to clamber up rocks and over rivers. But it was great fun, we were all trying to get the hang of steering and trying to overtake each other, but the horses did not play ball most of the time. Mine wanted to stop to eat - a lot. We tried cantering and a few tried galloping, but I just quite enjoyed sauntering along. Although, my horse did try to drag me through a very low hanging tree branch and my sleeve got caught so I was really worried for a second that I was going to be pulled off backwards but it was okay! Oh and I nearly fell off when I tried to dismount, but Irma and the horse lady caught me. I was so ungraceful. Ann has the best picture of me trying to get on the horse, and the trainer womans hands are firmly placed on my behind giving me a good shove up! It was so warm by this point too and once I got used to the horse and began to trust it, it was really very pleasant. I did not like going fast though. I don't think I'm going to be able to sit comfortably for a while!
So it was a great weekend all in all, and now for another week at The Dream Centre.  

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