"Three generations trek over the Roof of Africa!" Top 5 Page for this destination Lesotho by CatherineReichardt

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  toonsarah May 5, 2012 at 12:51 PM Report Abuse

  Fascinating reading Cathy, about a country I knew virtually nothing about, to my shame! Well, you've certainly corrected that - an excellent history lesson on Moshoeshoe and the birth of the Basotho :-) And I loved your tip about "textbook onion skin weathering" as I am always the one who rather sheepishly has to ask for a breather when climbing even a fairly modest hill!
  I love the idea of walking in dinosaur footprints (and incidentally have never met a child yet who wasn't fascinated by them, regardless of their parents!) and the Moteng Pass looks stunning and more than worth the slog, as does the Sani Pass and naturally the Sani Top bar ;-) The red hot pokers look so wonderful too (and great shot of the sunbird) They are grown in gardens here but rather stupidly I am surprised to see them in the wild - they look so much as if they might specially bred to be that eye-catching!
  I see you say here "work in progress" - please let me know when / if you write more as I would love to read it!

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  Trekki May 5, 2012 at 12:20 AM Report Abuse

  Moshoeshoe's mountain fortress and the surroundings look marvellous!!! Fascinating insight into history with Moshoeshoe. Haha, and I love the textbook onion skin weathering :-)) Will remember it when I'll walk uphill next time :-) But ... is there such a textbook? Also love Moteng Pass and surroundings and the green mountains of Sani Pass! Fascinating story too, so it belongs to Drakensberg range? And again fascinating insight into the diamond mining business :-) Ice rat, how cute!! Beautiful Alpine flowers, oh wow!! I really love that little one which looks like Gänseblümchen! So your family had fun during this trip? They look certainly happy on the Basotho ponies :-) So what happened finally with Aloes Guest House? You didn't pay, did you? I would have been furious given how you described the problems, a camping spot would have been better equipped!
  Fantastic warning tips! Challenging driving this seems and looks. I love the Basotho ninja, haha, I bet he had fun :-)
  Fantastic morning read, thanks Cathy :-))

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  slothtraveller Apr 25, 2012 at 4:22 AM Report Abuse

  Hi Cathy! Thanks for visiting my Hereford page, I enjoyed visiting the cathedral there. What a truly fantastic trip you and your family had to Lesotho! I had heard of King Moshoeshoe (from my International Relations studies at university) but I confess that your tips have enlightened and entertained me far more than any book has! It must be fascinating to experience the same places where all those intertribal wars took place. And how lucky your kids are to experience all that at such a young age!

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  balhannah Mar 19, 2012 at 12:04 AM Report Abuse

  What wonderful scenery! Love your photo's and description of the 4x4 Horse! I would like to see all the red hot pokers, it looks like millions of them. I grow them here, and the green & yellow ones. It was interesting reading about no-mans land, and also you had a lot of helpful tips for road travelling. Excellent page!

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  nani80 Feb 3, 2012 at 12:59 AM Report Abuse

  Hi Cathy,
  as always, your writings are captivating. I look forward to reading the rest of the tips.
  Regards,
  Natasa

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  wise23girl Jan 18, 2012 at 9:51 PM Report Abuse

  Photos are wonderful but I am a little early for the "gossip"...So much to write...so little time
  Marg