Yesterday - Sunday - was a great day! We climbed Kgale Hill. It is one of the highest points in Gaborone - or least it looks that way! We met a guy from Canada, Luke, who volunteers at Tlamelo on Thursdays. He has lived in Botswana for about 2 years and he offered to take up Kgale Hill, along with his roommate Gram. So we all did it! At times I was on all fours rock climbing, and then when we were walking there weren't really any trails... it was just bush, trees, and thorny bushes! Once we got to the top though... it was breathtaking! We could see over most all of Gaborone, the University, the stadium, the Gaborone Damn, and even some hills into South Africa! We took in the view at the top for about 20min and then made our trek back down the mountain! HA! It really was quite the hike, and a great work out. I learned that I really enjoyed hiking as well! Hope to do much more of that... hint hint Chad!!!
The pictures describe it better than words...
Kgale Hill as we drive up to it - more like a mountain!
Me hiking up!
We found the top...
At the bottom of Kgale - we conquered it!
It really was an experience that made me just fall more in love with this country and area. It is so wonderful and beautiful here, I can see how it would be easy to not want to leave... or to want to come back to Bots.
3 comments:
Hey that hits hard. You saying we never go on walks? I remember me trying to balance a teeter totter with rocks. Ha Ha. Looks like an amazing view wish I could have been there. Keep having fun
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Hello, My 17 yr old daughter is going to Gaborone in June as foreign exchange tudent program. Any comments or advise would be appreciated.
Thanks, Joe
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