One of the reasons for coming to Giants Castle was to see the cave paintings done by the San people about 5000 years ago. After breakfast, we started our hike to the caves. The weather has turned hot again and we were both very warm. We eventually got into the forest where it was a little cooler. The caves were really just indentations caused by outcroppings of rock. The tour was very interesting. Some of the paintings were quite clear but many are fading due to ...

We were somewhat reluctant to leave Champagne Castle this morning. The place was quite luxurious. It was almost like we had been transported back to Africa of the 20's. They announced dinner time by someone going around sounding chimes. All the meals were buffet style but my goodness, what a choice! For dinner last night, we roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and of course so many different kinds of dessert. After we vacated our room, we went down the road to a pla...

Breakfast at 8:30am is probably the latest we have had breakfast since arriving in South Africa. Our hosts, Chris and Meg are very gracious. Chris is a certified guide and will be guiding some people at Giants Castle at the same time we are there tomorrow and the next day. We had quite an interesting discussion the night before as his father was in Tobruk during WW2 so he was in North Africa at the same time as my dad. We started our journey to the resort we are ...

Didn't sleep too much last night worrying about our trip out of Semenkong. Guess I am just a worry wart because we made it to Matatiele to the tire shop and purchased a new tire. All is well now and my stomach has returned to a less knotted state. The tire guy was aghast that the tire had been fixed with a plug and was surprised we had made it. The drive down the new highway was great but very slow. I continue to be amazed at the little villages on the mountain s...

Both Jean and I had a good sleep. The weather had changed this morning to a cloudy blustery day. We showered, had breakfast, and then I went to deal with the car rental company regarding the tire. Jonathan, the owner here and I both agreed it was probably better to travel with the bad tire with the spare available if necessary. ( cross my fingers). The rental company was hopeless and said to just buy a tire and keep the bill. So, we searched the net for tire comp...