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31 st May 2013 to 6 th June 2013

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Smoke, Sweat & Tears road-trip ramblings…

Crossing the border into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho….

Woke up on the 31st May at six in the morning with the

#ultimatehangover… the previous night at 80’s hotel was

rough, but we would see an even bigger party at the next

location!

Ten thirty and we are on the road again, bless your socks

Renault SA for giving us the #ultimatecontrol

By two that afternoon we are in Lesotho baby!

What a smiley nation!




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After a quick stop in Maseru we head off towards the

mountains. Throughout our journey so far we have had this

travel companion who is quite possibly the most ideal you

could get. Never talks back and is as quiet as a mouse…it does

however take "EYE SPY" to a completely new level!

Getting into some serious back roads now and putting the

Koleos through its paces on the Lesotho passes…

#flyingcolours




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The scenery is incredible and the air is thin,

How far into the hills will we go?

After twists & turns with a good few dips & bumps thrown in,

the convoy arrives at Malealea Lodge… it is a thing of beauty!




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Lesotho sky lit up like a Christmas tree last night.

#acresofstars

Eleven in the morning on the 1st of June and we are off on a

walk into the local community to see the good work of good

people.

By midday we have reached the local community "mall" - this

even makes Valley Land in Fish Hoek seem like a five star

resort…




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We really are well and truly blessed to live the lives we live,

if you are reading this then yes, you are too #appreciatemore

Marion at Malealea Development Trust, thank you, you are a

brilliant women doing brilliant work.

2nd of June at two in the afternoon and we are out for a hike

with our guide Mahau... epic adventure down an incredible

Lesotho mountain gorge.

Swimming in a mountain stream at this time of year is really

"that" cold!




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Seven AM on the 3rd of June and we feel like Lone Rangers off

on a 2 day outride.

Hein and Etienne from the West Coast Bros showing us how

it ’s done this Movember!

Just after eight and it is time for the event we have been

hearing about since arriving in this magic country, a two day

outride into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho... here is Simon

on his trusted steed "Roma" and guide "Oupa" - this should be

an epic two days!




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Chris & Simon are not brave enough to swim in this mountain

stream #ultimatemadness

Seven in the evening on the 3rd June and after a tough

challenge of feeding all the villagers in Mafa’s village , we get

to drink the local tipple of Sorghum beer and party with the

locals. What an incredible experience to be a part of.




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On the 4th June after a night in a trail riders hut on the floor in

our sleeping bags, we set of on a crisp Lesotho morning for

"home".

The ride back to Malealea lodge from Mafa’s village was filled

with wonder #ultimatephotoop




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The evening of the 4th June was a PAAARRRTTTYYYYY

#wedontgetoutmuch

The morning of the 5th June at four thirty in the morning and

Chris is wondering, “Home time already?”

#lastmenstanding

The morning of the 5th June at ten in the morning and we are

experiencing the#ultimateextremehangover

After a day lounging around and recovering, Simon got a

thrashing on the table tennis table by Ashok from Team MoJo,

who would have thought that this guy was a hussler!




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6th of June and we wake up from a solid 8hrs of slumber to pull

off the

#ultimaterecovery

In the afternoon we travelled through to Maseru with Coal

Play, West Coast Bros and GoodBetterBraai and had the BEST

Spur burger we have ever tasted... why cant they all be

medium rare?

Seven thirty in the evening and we have been told to pack

tonight, what a wonderful country this is. God bless Lesotho!

#mountainkingdomrocks

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