We spent a few days exploring the Drakensberg escarpment, from the bottom in Royal Natal National Park, and then from the top in Lesotho. In Royal Natal we walked up the Tugela River to see where the Tugela Falls would be if there were any water. We drove up the very steep Sani Pass to Lesotho, which has very barren highlands.
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A flowering bottlebrush tree and the Amphitheater. Perhaps the site of the then-dry Tugela Falls is on the right, or maybe it's off to the right.
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A chain ladder up a rock face on the Tugela River.
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A formation called The Policeman's Helmet on the top of a grassy hill.
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The charming hut we stayed in (and our 4-wheel-drive rental truck). "Self-catering" means "there are no restaurants".
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A cairn near the Sani Top Lodge.
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Sani Pass: four wheel drive required.
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There aren't a lot of people in the Lesotho highlands.
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There are a lot of potholes in the remote mountain highways in Lesotho.
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Nuclear (?) power plant in Maseru, Lesotho.
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On to South Africa: Graaf-Reinet
