A Rest Day in the Drakensberg Mountains

Well, here we are in the Drakensberg Mountains, which were once home to the San people. Today was always going to be a rest day, so we started by sorting out the washing to be laundered by the lovely staff here, followed by a delicious breakfast.

We then headed off for an hour's drive to Kamberg Nature Reserve and the Interpretive Centre for the San rock art. As per usual, we found ourselves rally driving along an unpaved road. The scenery was lovely and it was incredibly quiet and peaceful.

This is real cattle country, with both dairy and beef farms and very little arable farming. We passed lots of cattle farms and then, surprisingly, came across a township before entering the park.

Many of the people living in the area are descendants of the original San people, whose traditional way of life came to an end when the Dutch settlers arrived.

We watched a very interesting and moving film at the centre about the San people and their history. We decided not to do the hour-and-a-half hike to the actual caves, choosing instead to view the rock art through the interpretive boards at the centre.

It was sunny and warm today, warm enough for bikini weather, so this afternoon was spent on a sun lounger reading and catching up on a little bit of work.

We had also booked a full-body massage each, which was absolute heaven after all the driving we have been doing.

Then it was a quick change for dinner, which was delicious. We had steak, homemade chips, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots in a mushroom sauce, followed by sponge pudding and custard. All washed down with a lovely bottle of wine and enjoyed beside a lovely open fire.

Now for the funny thing. It was warm and sunny today and warm enough for a bikini, but a very cold weather front is coming in tonight, with snow forecast for tomorrow.

We are supposed to be travelling to Rourke's Drift tomorrow to visit the Boer War battle sites, but who knows? We might still be here, snowed in!