Since A Scenic African run with sensible shoes, yesterday we went to watch and listen to the Drakensberg Boys’ choir affectionately named the ‘Drakies’ pronounced ‘draakies’. It was a memorable experience. As an isolated and very acclaimed boys’ choir located far into the Drakensberg mountains, they have the most scenic views from their grounds. My mother loved the performance and this experience, to have shared it with her was a particular highlight.
I also went for a run which took me down similar paths as the previous day. However, I decided to continue running up a winding mountain trail which climbed and climbed and climbed forever. It reached 1,300 meters up and my legs were burning. I stopped when I disturbed a monkey/baboon group and thought I’d better leave them as-is and decided to begin my descent. I ran past 4 Zebras as I descended.
My father and I also had lunch, He had a Greek salad and I had fish, and I after my run, my mother prepared a lovely meal on the braai. This was particularly useful because it included sweet potato, chicken fillets and vegetables – a perfectly balanced meal (especially after my 8.7km run around). Before enjoyed that meal, I took myself off the swimming pool and had a brief swim as I’d accumulated quite a sweat from the run.
We’re also in the process of fashioning a makeshift braai-trap to capture a lone haadidaa(Ibis) whos, unfortunately, got some fishing line around its leg. It's limping uncomfortably and we’d like to catch it, remove the line and set it free as soon as possible to minimise stress etc. We might catch him/her today.
My father, unfortunately, has caught my cold, and I heard him coughing through the night. Hopefully its no worse than my cold as it passed within a week. Still, I feel rather guilty having passed it to him. We did take precautions to prevent transmission but it didn’t work.
I’m not sure if we’ll be able to fix the carburettor intake tube today in light of this. We have another week or so left of my visit so there is a good chance It’ll get done.