I woke up with beautiful weather and was really looking forward to see Drakenberg Mountains and surroundings. This night I spent in a B&B on a farm. But the room was far from being farm like.

First I went up to Green Castle and it was a fantastic road. On my GPS it was marked as gravel but it had been paved recently. So I did some nice “racing” instead of the usual dirt style.

Up at Green Castle I must go on the most dangerous road so far: crossing a golf court! All went well I took the same way back.

Next thing was Sani Pass, a road leading up to Lesotho. Should be nice but as it started to rain a bit I turned around. I would need better tires to drive that slippery road.

All together the ride in Drakenberg was very nice. I drove mostly gravel but there are many very nice tarmac roads as well making this ride suitable for them who likes both.

At the end of the day I went to a battlefield in Ladysmith. I realized I know to little about the SA history to get that much out of it.

Now I am at a guest house in Harrismith. I’m doing repacking because I will change my bike gear to safari stuff tomorrow at the airport. It’s going to be nice with clean clothes again. Outside there is a heavy thunder storm and it’s raining cats and dogs. I really hope it will be better soon. I dont want my last day on the bike to be spoiled due to bad weather.