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For dinner Andrew had taken
Zulu line. An interesting stew with a type of dumpling bread baked in same pot. Butternut and maize meal and some wild spinach added a touch of colour. What I have never seen before was wild asparagus sautéed in lemon and butter with a hint of sesame oil. I start to drool even thinking about that now.
The next morning was a guided horse trail through Drakensberg foothills. I am not a horse enthusiast normally but with such relaxed horses I would not have missed it for anything. It was just before lunch we headed of to Montusi
Montusi a bit like a hotel with a personal country cottage feeling about it. The lodge is perfectly positioned to catch surrounding view, fields of galloping horses and lakes to fish in. The food here too is excellent perhaps not as unexpectly different as Antbear but our lamb with chargrilled lemon and mint was perfect.
Our last day in these mountains was spent walking Tugela Gorge Walk below Amphitheatre in Royal Natal National Park. It took us to base of Tugela Falls, where Tugela River plunges 948m (3,109 ft.) from plateau, its combined drop making it second highest falls in world, and afforded us marvelous views of Amphitheatre.
Our trip back to Durban guided us through Midlands Meander a place I find to be over rated unless you make effort to pick out gems that it does offer. We stopped at Marakesh Israeli Goats Cheese for a glass of wine and some cheese tasting. A perfect light snack after that lovely drive to get here. Our next stop took us passed Karkloof Falls to Karkloof Canopy tour.a unique eco-experience that takes people on a 3-hr adventure through magnificent Karkloof indigenous forest. The canopy tour involves traversing from one platform to another along a steel cable suspended up to 30m above forest floor.
It was five thirty when we arrived back at my flat in Durban. We were all tired but satisfied with our week in Drakensberg Mountains. I know that this region offers much more and far greater extremes but for us it was a perfect balance of natural beauty, good living and just a little excitement.
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Andrew Pieterse is known by his friends as the Drakensberg Lover. Its a region that lies close to his heart and he has been just about everywhere in the Drakensberg. He has stayed at lots of accommodation establishment and knows the hiking trails wellwww.drakensberg-tourism.com
