worldwide adventures: Lesothotrip: 16.-19.8.

My hostparents, some of their friends and me headed for Lesotho in two Landrovers on the 16th of August early in the morning and we arrived safely in the afternoon. For all among you who don't know Lesotho. Lesotho is an independet country in the middle of South Africa and the biggest part of its territorium consist of mountains.The ride up to Sani Top Chalet, high on the Drakensberg escarpment on the border between South Africa and Lesotho was quiet bumpy but exciting anyway. We stopped at several spots to take some nice shots of the wonderful landscape. Sani Pass Chalet is 2874 m high and is also home to the highest pub in Africa. We ended up sleeping in a backpagers accomodation for 2 nights and hiked up the second highest mountain in Africa(=Thabana-Ntlenyana/ 3482 m high) . We hired a guide, who has leaded us all the way up (25 km altogether)

On Saturday we set out to the only ski resort in South Africa. We drove through the mountains and have seen small villages. We got insight into the life of the people living up in the mountains. Almost all the people live on agriculture and animals like caddles. It was a very interesting experience to explore "the other side" of Africa. Those people are leading a modest life and are happy anyway - being happy in life is the most important thing!

Skiing in South Africa was so much fun. The slope was about 150m long and partly quiet steek. It was definetly an experience that I will always remember. If you come to South Africa, it is well worth going there - in my eyes one of the nicest attractions in South Africa/Lesotho.