Local Besotho boys at the pub
The old boys at the local pub . Notice the more traditional bushman with his big hat and blanket .( I wonder who is watching his cattle )
Lesotho is the highest country in the world . Separated from South Africa by the Drakensberg mountains, known in Zulu as Ukhuhlamba , which means the barrier of spears .
This is one of the poorest country's in the world . There are no tarred roads and they use horses to travel around .
The bushmen(Nguni tribes men ) travel great distances , with their cattle , looking for grazing , and sleep out in the open , eating lizards and mice for nourishment .
Time has stood still here .
Stop and listen , you hear no cars , planes , trains , just the odd whistel from the Bushmen hearding their cattle .
Lesotho is the country , Besotho are the citizens , and Sesotho is the language .They are decendents from the Nguni tribes , who took refuge in these mountains from the Zulu's , Boer and British .
A young Besotho boy , wearing my hat . Canadian eh!
There is a family living in this hut . Must get weet when it rains .
Look I can see the C.N. Tower from here.
Stoneage cave paintings from the San people
"Ray I think we are lost "
The school Princible , teacher ,caretaker ,bottle washer, Mama TU TU , a lovely lady ,
Very passionate about teaching the children . She has 100 pupils in her class.
Mama TU TU comming to greet us .
The school gets no funding from the goverment, so some of the tour money goes towards helping .
Rough roads . No tar .
Rough roads . 4x4 only , the Lesotho
4x4 is a mule or horse
South African Boarder Pass to Lestho. Passports are required .
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