The adventures of Jeremy and Bridget part 2: Days 9-10

After St. Lucia, we drove through Durban (where the World Cup was hosted back in 2000-something) and walked the Golden Mile, which Bridget pointed out is somewhat of an odd name since they use the metric system in South Africa. Maybe the “Golden Mile” sounds better than the “Golden 1.6 kilometers”. Anyway, we then continued to Underburg, which is situated to the South East of the Drakensburg Mountain Range (meaning Mountains of the Dragons) which actually also serves as the border with Lesotho (pronounced “Leh – soo – too”). There is a pretty sketchy “road” that goes up and over the Sani Pass and into Lesotho from South Africa. The term “road” is pretty generous given the nearly impassable rocks and ruts. 4-wheel drive is mandatory to complete the last 8km. We were in a 4WD Land Cruiser-type of vehicle which seemed barely enough to make it, but somehow the taxi drivers got 4WD taxi-vans (like the Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo) that miraculously could make it up and down the road without tipping over or sliding off the many barrier-less hairpin turns. Regardless, the views of the entire area (from the top and along the road) were amazing. Once we crossed the pass, we stopped over in a tiny village and got a short description of what life is like in Lesotho (at least in that little village). And we got to try some homemade bread, which was so spectacular that Bridget bought a nice wedge of bread to take away. ☺ We also stopped and had lunch and a local beer from Lesotho at the self-proclaimed “Highest Pub in Africa”. Dinner was quiet back at our accommodation with views of the green rolling hills.