We woke this morning at before 6am just as it was starting to become light. It was a crisp, fresh morning with hints of mist at the foot of the Maluti Mountain range. B & O went for a run at about 6:30am and H, S, R, J and myself went for a birding walk at 7am. It wasn’t as productive as we would have hoped but we did add a few lifers for S and a few trippers for the rest of us. I am now up to 84 for the trip.
We had breakfast after the walk and once the runners had showered we headed into Underberg to see the sights (about 30 kms away). The guide book in our house had the SuperSpar (that’s a supermarket for our international readers) as one of the top 3 attractions in the area! Number 1 is the Sani Pass which is what we are doing tomorrow and really the reason we are here. We found a nice place to have coffee – Lemon Tree – (which claimed it made the best cappuccino in the Berg) and the coffee morphed into scones and waffles. H also managed to find a present for the most important family member in the coffee shop.
The ladies managed to find some other shops which they bought things at including a leather shoe shop where seemingly everyone bought something. B & I found the local butcher and B bought a local fresh water trout and I bought some steaks (for the braai later down the trip). We also topped up at the local bottle store (beers in particular were running low) and visited the SuperSpar because we had to check out one of the Top 3 attractions! We then took a drive toward the Sani Pass to remind ourselves of the route. We went part of the way and then turned back and headed back to Valley Lakes where everyone relaxed for the balance of the afternoon. R, S & H went for a run late afternoon and B, S (when she got back from her run), A and myself did a bird walk. Not very productive but we did add at least one for the trip.
Dinner this evening was again a braai but we ate B’s trout as a pre-dinner appetizer and it was really good. Might even have persuaded H to like fresh water trout (which after 30 years of marriage is a major win because I love it). We all had steak of some form on the braai tonight.
The WiFi hasn’t improved and so I am hoping this is able to be sent out! Hopefully tomorrow will be better but I wouldn’t hold your breath.
Until tomorrow …
P, H, B (for the trout – was close whether he should be moved to 2nd spot it was so good), S, R (finally sent the drone pics), A, J & O (automatic demotion to last place as she had ice in her red wine tonight)
