Raffle, raffle. Ladies and gentlemen choose your fun !
- So what do you want to do this weekend?
- Ski.
- I bet you do, fool!
Africa, a land full of surprises. Friday night, leave Johannesburg towards the sunny south; go through Frankfurt and Bethlehem, cross the border to Lesotho, make your tires squeak in tight curves of the mountains for a while and there you are: a ski resort. Ta-da!
Ski in Lesotho with Anne-Elodie
Wonder. You might. It’s not a ski resort per say. It’s a large band of snow with everything you would find in any other ski resort, but in minute quantities.
Top notch boards and a ski tow. Chalets and warm wine. Snow, sun and twisted ankles. Everything, I told you.
The next day we go for a walk. Meet Oscar, the crazy drunk running the lodge – the previous night, he spent half an hour talking to a 2 year old girl like Papa Shultz – so, he tells me, you climb up the water fall, then you reach the top of this mountain, and then you follow the ridge until you are tired. Then you turn and walk back. Capito?
Wam bam. Three hours of hiking, a chocolate bar, two litters of water, two border posts and 4 hours drive later, here we are back home. Johannesburg.
Ski in Africa on August the 2nd, it was not on my to-do list but I’ll add it and tick it off. Done.
What next? Kilimanjaro or Scuba diving. Why not both?
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