I’m lucky to live in a country where I can wind-down, relax, and escape the occasionally “prying eyes” of village life by hiking! It’s become my new past-time, and I love exploring this gorgeous country! Ha Selomo is nestled in the Linakeng Valley, surrounded on two-sides by the Maluti Mountains… The vistas are gorgeous, the exercise is healthy, and the paths, trails, and unexplored mountains are limitless!
Here are just a few pictures of my recent hiking adventures in and around the Linakeng Valley. Enjoy!
My friend, Amanda, and I hiked to Ha Selomo Holimo (Upper Ha Selomo) on a recent weekend, and got gorgeous views of the Linakeng Valley, with the Maluti Mountain range in the distance.
Whoever said Africa didn’t have mountains, right?! Ha!
To the right of my head (in the distance) is my school, Linokong High School. To the lefthand side of the photo is my village, “lower” Ha Selomo. My host family and I live on the far outskirts of the village, along the ridgeline.
Hiking in Ha Leboea, Lesotho (a distant, neighboring village).
Zoe and I exploring! Always lots of hilarious antics, and aimless wandering when we pack up for an afternoon of exploring the Lesotho countryside!
Zoe was utterly confident that she could find our way back to the dirt road to take us back to Ha Selomo…. This was mere minutes before she nearly hiked us right of a cliff. But hey! It happens! Ha!
It was over the cliff or through the barb wire and past a hog… We chose the latter. :) It’s an adventure!
After a long day of hiking, we decided to unwind by introducing marshmallows to my Basotho host family and neighbors! They were SO excited!
Teaching ‘Me’ how to roast marshmallows! Yum!
My Basotho Host Family!
From Right to Left: ‘Me’ Mapoloko, Limpho (aka ME!), Makhoro, Lefanjane, Ntate Bereng, and a random Basotho man that I don’t know. Ha!
Hello Mary!
ReplyDeleteMy Name is Boris.
My wife and I want to visit next month following address:
Near Cartwright School
Rolosela-Ha-Leboea
BUTHA-BUTHE 400
This would be more or less the route for us in the morning of 23rd November, 2013:
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=clarens&daddr=Ha+Leboea+%40-28.8051,28.3624&hl=de&ll=-28.791732,28.391418&spn=1.059087,1.955566&sll=-28.688178,28.363266&sspn=0.265037,0.488892&geocode=FcXeTP4dm5qxASnbh_sDY1mNHjF3LJ4ftJ_SoQ%3BFRR4SP4doMawAQ&t=h&mra=ls&z=9
My email: countryboy@web.de
Could you please be so kind to give me some hints to help us finding it?
It will be my first time in South Africa/Lesotho and I do not now anything about it (road conditions, road signs etc.)
Thank you very much in advance for your time.
Greetings from Stuttgart, Germany