It is a rainy day here in Maphutseng. Usually I would say this is a rare thing, but this week has been full of rain. Fall is a rainy time, so I have heard. A rainy friday afternoon seems like a good time to update my blog, or rather upload some more pictures, as it seems like this is what my blog is going to be used for. If you ever want to hear more of the stories feel free to e-mail or comment.
This post is called 'Out and About' because recently we went on a little expedition to Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Bloemfientien, Maseru, Thaba Bosiu and everywhere in between. The main purpose of the voyage was a spiritual retreat with MCC, but we also did some vacationing along the way. Also 'Out and About' is the phrase that shows off my Canadian accent the best :), according to some of the Americans that have been here.
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A group of 200 Basotho and 6 Makhoa on a very long hike. We signed up for the hike, but only because we had no idea how far we would be going. Well that is not entirely true, but 120 km in 3 days does make you think twice.
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| On Day 2 we started at 4am. The dots are people with headlamps coming down the hill, seriously. |
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| It was a beautiful sunrise, over a beautiful valley |
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| We could still see the moon |
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| The scenery the was amazing throughout the hike. |
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| Unfortunately, on our longest day of hiking I forgot my hat, so I wore a different kind of apparel |
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| We saw many interesting things along the way, such as this church with no walls |
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| Every time we stopped children showed up to gather the bottles from our water and powerade |
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| On a wet Sunday we made it back to the tar roads |
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| That Sunday was Moeshoeshoe Day. The day celebrating the founding king of Lesotho. This is our Flag |
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| There were many people to greet us at the end, including this group of 'friends' I made |
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| Our fun trip out of the valley |
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| Geese at the toilets at the taxi rank in Quithing |
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| A delicious cup of coffee in Durban (one of the delights of travel) |
Back at Maphutseng, we have been doing a lot of harvesting. Mainly tomatoes, but also maize and beans.
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| The bean harvest |
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| Some chutney we made from all the tomatoes |
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| Me picking my maize from the first field I ever planted! |
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| The post harvest stalk lodging aka destruction of maize stalks |
Well, the rain is stopping, so those are all the pictures for now, hope you enjoyed.
