Drakensberg: getting closer

And the photos don’t do it justice either. I met a girl who lives in a little wooden cabin in the mountains, and they invited me to stay there for the night and go horse-riding with them the next morning.

Night in the mountains

So quiet and peaceful….I was tired from the long drive and all the impressions, but I couldn’t fall asleep, just lay there in the dark, listening to Africa being Africa and feeling like Karen Blixen.

Up early. A bit chilly, but the moment the sun comes out it’s so hot that the steam comes off the dew on the grass.

More Drakensberg

And then we went swimming in their own private swimming pool:

Brave girl, icy water

I jumped out almost faster than I’d jumped in. I couldn’t believe how cold the water was! The girl’s father said we were both mad. Good way to wake up though
We had a quick breakfast and then went to meet the transport: HUGE beautiful horses. There were 10 of us alltogether. I was a bit nervous, it was my first time on a horse, and it’s a long way down. But within the first 10 minutes I forgot all about being nervous, it was all so stunningly gorgeous, and my horse was very good. We rode for 4 hours, taking a circular route back to the cabin. It was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had.

Horses on the skyline

Another amazing experience was how sore my ass was afterwards…especially the next morning
I hated having to leave, but I had an appointment in Durban scheduled for early Thursday morning, so I had to get going.

I just spoke to the two girls I’d shot on Tuesday, and they’re going ahead and joining up! Yay
This blonde bombshell has incredibly long legs:

Zuri Twiga

And her gorgeously gothic sister had a fit of the giggles at first:

Enye Giza

But they both settled down into the shoot and I eventually managed to talk them out of their clothes
Lovely names they have! No of course it’s not their real names, silly. They are stage names. In Swahili.
LOL and Zuri Twiga means giraffe, which suits her with those legs
They both also have pretty um…stars

More to come.

Now I must rush, I’m late.