Warthogs and Whale Sharks

 Drakensberg Mountains;  ten thousand year old Bushman paintings....the guy in the middle is an Alouettes fan.We had a 6 hour hike to get to these.

      Here we are climbing up the Sani Pass for our visit to Lesotho. Note the switchbacks in background.

  In Lesotho we visited a sheep shearing station .Cath, one of our group, is busy trying to rescue a rejected thirsty lamb. All the shearing is done by hand with a very sharp pair of scissors...the sheep have learned not to move.

 Our team and truck number three , which is the one that will take us all the way to Cairo.
 Turns out to be a pretty good team of travelers.

 This warthog visited our campsite in Swaziland. We went for a couple of selfguided walks in the nature reserve. the most colourful wildlife we saw were a couple of old hippies from Oregon.

                                                           Jane and Mike...one month in.

                                                  Look closely . Hint: Southern Right Whale

    A small orphanage in Swaziland that Mike and I founda few kms from our campsite. These kids are mainly orphaned by Aids . Before the picture was taken they had to run and get their bike.

We have entered Mozambique ( 84 dollars and a long wait) and are spending three days at Tofo Beach. Mike was hoping to build on an earlier surfing lesson but settled for a boat trip to swim with a young whale shark ( 4 meters long, they grow to 15). He was one of the lucky ones who actually was within arms reach as the shark swam by. I settled for a long walk with a truck mate.

We should tell you our posts will not be often as it is difficult to find a connection when we have time to write. We're told that this part of Africa is better serviced ..with fewer opportunities ahead.
 
 Happy 88th Birthday Dad!