Up and down...

To end of our trip to Kabala, we set of for a walk on Sunday morning to climb the "klipkoppie" that overlooks the town. Got a "guide" from the guesthouse - had know idea where to guide us to.

The "Guide" from the guest house had now idea where to guide us to.

Took us straight up a steep hill - slippery (How will we go down?), then just about half way up, 5 kiddies left there morning chore of cutting wood and jump all the way ahead - machete's and home-made axes in hand. The took one look at us and said we came the wrong way. This road is just for wood cutters - it ends in think grass, no way through - but they knew a shortcut. Having seen a few shortcuts before, we considered it and decided they knew more than our guide, so off we went, a bit to the left and more easy slope.

A short break to admire the view, trees and catch a breath, then all the way around to the right, over a homemade fence, through a little farm settlement (read 3 hut in the middle of nowhere surrounded by banana and paw-paw trees + few chickens) then on a little path through some grassy-bits, up a few rocks - and there we were - overlooking Kabala.

Great few, slight breeze, quiet - I love Africa!

Took some picture with my Weg magazine (just in case I want to send it in as a photo from an unusual location). Then sat with the boys - naming plants and animals ( penguins was new to them, so was rhino's, hippos and a few more - OK, they actually just new elephant, lion, leopard and bush pig, but who am I to judge). They enjoyed it so much - I left the book with them. Will sure be a hit at school - too bad they can't practice their reading.

Down hill was much smoother.

All and all a great weekend away! (and already seems ages ago!)