This weekend I took a trip to the Northern Drakensberg Mountains to a resort called the Cavern. I met 10 other ladies there...only knowing one of them at the beginning of the trip. We ate, went on a long hike, ate, relaxed, ate, played 'bowls', ate, saw some singers and gum boot dancers, and ate some more. It was a lot of fun, and I definitely don't need to eat for about a week!
Here is what the resort looked like. It was very pretty and the rooms were very nice. They had tons of aloe plants (that are really big and get an orange flower on them) and fern trees...even fern forests nearby.
On Saturday morning we went on a long hike up to Cannibal Cavern. Here is a pic looking down towards the resort as we were hiking up the hillside.
This is Madumbe, a dog that went along on the hike. He fetches stones...not sticks. His name means sweet potato in Zulu.
This is the actual Cannibal Cavern. People were hiding out here from King Shaka and eventually resorted to cannibalism. We stopped here for tea and crunchies (ironic), which are like granola bars but a lot harder. They are great when dunked in tea.
Here are some rock paintings found near Cannibal Cavern. There is a big buck and a small buck--they are the only paintings that are currently visible.
Here is a picture of my friend Cal and I on the hike. It was so nice of her to invite me on the fun weekend!
Here is a short video of the singers--the night time entertainment. They sound much better live than on a video. I also took some longer videos but they take too long to download. They sounded great and are very 'Africa' according to the natives.
Today was also the Comrades Marathon. It is an 80 km race from Pietermartizburg to Durban...twice a normal marathon, about 52 miles! The male winner ran the race in about 5 hours and 20 minutes. The female winner ran it in about 6 hours and 12 minutes. I think that they must be a little crazy! 
