Joan and I left Wagendrift Nature Reserve and continued into the Drakensberg Mountains, meaning Dragon Mountains and locally called The ‘Bergs.
We drove to the end of the road to camp at Monks Cowl located in the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park.
Absolutely surrounded by green covered sandstone steps topped by basalt cliffs.
These are the highest mountains in South Africa reaching heights of 11420 ft (3482 m).
Monks Cowl would be the starting point for an overnight backpacking trip with guide John, son of Jo from memorable meanders.
Yet it would be a couple of days before the overnighter so Joan and I enjoyed camp and hiked to Sterkspruit Falls.
Our neighbors had a visitor who watched us closely hoping for handouts.
