From South Africa

We have been in South Africa for 3 weeks and, like all good things, it must come to an end.

After flying into Johannesburg from Nairobi, we caught a local backpacker bus down to Howick and were picked up by our Bulwer host and transported to his lodge. We spent the next two weeks in the mountains of the Kwazulu-Natal province, relaxing and living the good life. Dan did his paragliding-thing and was able to get about 15 flights, most of which were quite lengthy. I did a great deal of reading and several days of horseback riding at a neighboring farm. Bulwer is a small rural town, and we were without internet access during that time - which is why there were no posts :)

About midway through our stay there, we took a day trip through the Sani Pass and into Lesotho where we had lunch and a Maluti at the highest pub on the African continent!

We can now say "hello" and "thank you" in Zulu.

We are presently in Cape Town and have spent the last few days walking through the marina, driving along the coast, visiting the Cape of Good Hope, hiking Lion's Head to watch the sunset and touring vineyards in the Stellenbosch wine region. We're spoiled and we know it.

Tomorrow morning we fly to Windhoek, Namibia for further adventures.

Until then...