Day 116: Jay and I slept pretty deeply last night as the Lesotho air was cool. We woke up in plenty of time to get to breakfast in the dining area by 7:30 am. We had a filling breakfast. We ordered our eggs as omelets and they must've had at least three eggs each. The bread was also homemade and deliciously dense. All the other normal breakfast staples including orange juice and yoghurt were available for Mo and us.
The second day of our itinerary was open to what we wanted to do. Horseback riding was a suggestion but neither Jay nor I have ever spent much time on the backs of animals. I've heard that horses can sense the situation and occasionally misbehave. Anyway, we politely declined that option.
We settled on an additional morning drive to the the land and area around that part of Lesotho. It was fascinating to visit the site of a huge dam project. It seems as if South Africa is in need of a commodity that Lesotho can provide: fresh, pure water! So, the Chinese are under contract to build dams and the related infrastructure. South Africa will pay the bills and then and purchase a copious supply of water.
360 Degree Image - Use your mouse or finger to explore it.We took the jeep up a mountain with a telephone cell tower. It overlooked the entire area and we could see the posts indicating the eventual water level of the future lake.
We then headed back to Sani Pass to repeat the trail but by going down today. It was delightfully relaxing seeing the mountains and life along the roads we travelled. We scheduled to again have lunch at the restaurant at the top of the pass.
We stopped again nearer the South African border to look in on a local village. Mo knows places where he met community members willing to give local, cultural insights. We loved trying the large loaf of local bread baked in the center of a bungalow firepit. They use cow dung as fuel here because of the lack of wood kindling. We gave the woman a little donation but declined the whole loaf thinking her husband and others could use it more than us.
The trip down the pass was slow. The trail was in poor condition. But we made it back to Underberg, South Africa by 3:00 pm.
The highway back to Durban seemed long even though we made excellent time on the highway which is currently being expanded. We were home before 6:00. Opps, I mean were were back at our Airbnb before 6:00. We really do like having the chance to "LIVE" in many places during our winters away from Canada.