Maseru

The drive down from Bloemfontein to Maseru was a quick one.  The roads were great and the traffic was light.  After driving the other Karoo it was nice to see green.  There were acres of row crops.  The view down to Ladybrand was stunning.

We arrived at the border crossing and things were a bit hectic.   There was no clear instruction as to what to do. We stood in a line to get an exit stamp, but they closed that window when we were the next ones up.  Everyone ran over to a different building and we ended up at the back of the new line.  Still, I've spent longer in line at the Atlanta airport.

We got stamped and drove across the bridge to Lesotho.  Once on the Lesotho side, we stayed in our car and drove across easily.  It was only five minutes up to the hotel.  We are staying at the old Hilton.  I spent my first night in Lesotho. This hotel in 1982, 41+ years ago.

Today a friend who was my roomie that first time drove Frances and I around a built up Maseru to stock up on supplies for our planned trip into the Maloti mountains and my old site.  As there are no hotels in that part of Lesotho, we needed to stock up on the basics that we are likely to need.  I anticipate that we will be offered lodging somewhere at the school.  The Basotho pride themselves on hospitality to strangers.  We will see.