We depart Durban and stop at a major shopping center called Pavilion...would challenge any American Mall.
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| Mall Interior |
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| Mall Exterior |
After buying necessities, we travel inland. The area around Durban is major farming territory...specializing in sugar...corn...cattle.
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| Sugar Fields outside Durban |
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| Rolling Farm Country-Side |
We drive to the Royal Natal National Park and the massive Drankensberg mountain range, South Africa's highest, with peaks over 9,000 feet. We stay at the Drakensville Resort,
http://www.drakensville.co.za/, for the two days while we hike or ride horses to explore this beautiful area.
This is a family oriented camp ground with nice rooms (I'm in one),cabins and hook-up camps...we have a putt-putt course (9 holes 0nly), 2 swimming pools whose temperatures approach 80 degrees (like warm "P"). This are is a designated UNESCO site...absolutely beautiful mountains. We arrive around 2 PM, settle into our new digs and relax...putt-putt, pool at the bar , etc.. I am using my Kindle to maximum use...have read all of the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" trilogy, "Silence (a murder mystery) and "Secret of Bees"...our trips are long...extending over 4 - 5 hours but we are seeing Southern Africa and meeting its people.
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| Nice Room |
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| Our Home for 2 Nights |
Diner is a macaroni and meat dish...guess what...we hike tomorrow at 8 AM...no TV, read before bed...it isn't a bad way to live one's life...zzz.
Up early...we are taking a trek to Tiger Falls located at uKhalalamba Drakensberg Park...an awesome amphitheatre of mountains. The trek is about 8 KM (about 5 miles round trip). It was an interesting hike to a beautiful falls...a steep hike up but a gentle walk down.
After the hike, I wash my hiking clothes, lunch and to the warm "P" pool....which does little to relieve the heat.....putt-putt, pool at the bar and dinner...guess what...next morning is an early departure...7 AM.
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| The Hikers Led by Shadi |
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| Cross Over the Bridge.. |
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| Looking into the Amphitheatre |
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| On Top of the World |
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| Bald Mountain Falls |
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| Heading Home |
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| Heaven on Earth |
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| Tiger Falls |
We depart Durban and stop at a major shopping center called Pavilion...would challenge any American Mall. 
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