Lazy morning, plenty of stretching before setting off towards Giants Castle. Quick stop at the Macedonia cheese shop for some fried halloumi and then on to visit the Main Cave, a 6000 year old bushman rock art attraction. Picturesque surroundings but crap paintings compared to what I've already seen in Zimbabwe Matapos.
Next overnight stop is Drakensberg International Backpackers, a grand title for a remote off the grid location run by a rag tag bunch of blokes who prefer to drop out of the rat race. Its a tranquil location, self sufficient for power and water, bordered by Kamberg game reserve and Highmoor national park. Hiking up the adjacent escarpment I encounter Bushbuck, a big deer thing, (but apparently not the elusive Elang) and, baboons, eagles and traces of porcupine as well as majestic views of rocky cliffs such as Cleopatra and the Sleeping Giant.
Standard south african BBQ dinner, and the downside, the night chorus of frogs!

Drive day today, but with some interest - after a lazy morning reading Bleak House j headed to Nottingham Road Brewery, and Nottingham Fort, a tiny barracks built in 1856 to protect settlers cattle from the bushmen, so named because it was originally staffed by an imported regiment of the 45th Nottingham Sherwood Foresters. The area subsequently contains many Midlands references, including a logging company called Tricky Trees.

After an exceptionally misty drive this afternoon, arrived at the Sani Lodge, near the bottom of the famous Sani Pass, a 4x4 only switchback track climbing 900m into Lesotho. The plan is to climb it tomorrow...