Struck by the sheer beauty and variety of landscapes from a 10 day road trip.
A big part of my Summer vacation has been spent in the Southern hemisphere which technically is in the Winter season. But because I’m in Southern Africa, its been, well, a little bit of everything. I left balmy, hotter than hot NYC for a colder than usual Johannesburg and not too long after arriving this is what Mother Nature gifted.Snow.
The first snow in 31 years.Luckily, it’s not that kind of snow that sets in for days on end.
After a day or so, an East Coast bound road trip began.
Through the Free State province…
And into the Midlands of Kwazulu-Natal where the evidence of what was clearly a show of force from Mother Nature was starting to melt away,returning the landscape to its original form…
Along the coastal parts of Zululand it was all sun, big sky and blue ocean…Natural Beauty.
Into Northern Zululand..vast untouched land with no buildings in sight…
Swaziland…Border post
After a seamless passage into Swaziland the biggest surprise…Elegant Wildlife by the roadside…
Further up the African east Coast, Mozambique. With temperatures reaching the upper 30’s (degree celsius), winter is a mere figment of the imagination. (And all I’m thinking is cocktails, cocktails and …. seafood)
Homeward bound, through the Eastern part of South Africa, shifting landscapes of fiery veld, subtropical fruit plantations and the sun doing its final dance for the day with the mountains was nothing short of a spectacle.
“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”
― Rumi
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Leanne Tee 