South Africa

Part 4

 

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On our way south from Hazyview to Dundee we saw lots of bananas growing.

This road trip took eight hours.

 

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All we can see are bananas growing.

 

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We also saw lots of KFC and McDonalds fast food places.

 

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We saw quite a mix of homes along the road.

 

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And we spotted tree farms again. This time pine trees, all straight and all in rows.

 

 

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The view was nice.

 

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Small town life.

 

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Flowers at one of our stops.

 

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Sparsely populated.

 

 

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Very small villiage. Outhouse but no electricity even though it passed nearby.

 

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B&B parking and sky.

 

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B&B flowers.

 

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B&B dining room. Very good meals, great wine.

 

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Our Zulu country guide, Mike.

 

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Zulu huts.

 

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Zulu village.

 

 

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Zulu school kids lining up for lunch of maize meal and beans.

 

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They were happy with our gifts.

 

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They danced for us. A lot of stomping took place.

 

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The second school had older kids.

 

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Zulu girl dressed to go husband hunting.

 

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Pot is a cash crop for the Zulu. This small field was surrounded with thorn bushes

and a strong fence to keep out the goats and people.

 

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Nice waterfall. Drinking water is brought to the huts by the women

hauling it up from a nearby river. Five to ten gallons on their heads.

 

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On south toward the shore. This would be a thirteen-hour day on the road.

We keep being stopped by repairs. It is the ONLY road.

 

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Another small town. Everyone walks in the road.

 

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Wide spread housing but they have a nice view.

 

 

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Village and mountains.

 

 

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People waiting to sell recyclable materials.

 

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Plenty of beautiful scenery.

 

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Some of the lesser homes had dishes.

 

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Cracks caused by the rain.

 

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Bike rentals.

 

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Nicer homes always had serious walls and gates.

 

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We saw many unfinished homes that appeared to have not been worked on recently.

 

 

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We were high enough to see snow on distant mountains.

 

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The room at the B&B was nice once we got there.

We were a stoneÕs throw from the Indian Ocean.