My Journey to Lesotho – Afriski: A Snowy Adventure to Remember
Fifteen hours. That’s how long it takes to drive from Cape Town to Afriski in Lesotho. We split the drive over two days: 10 hours to Bloemfontein, then another 5 hours to Afriski. Add about 3 hours for bathroom breaks and lunch, and you've got yourself a serious road trip. As we approached the snow-capped peaks, our excitement peaked too. By 4 p.m., we were just 10 kilometers away from Afriski. Snow blanketed everything around us, turning the world into a winter postcard. Suddenly, my car lit up the dashboard like a Christmas tree. Warning lights I'd never seen before started flashing — one even showing a road with a snowflake on it, warning that the road was slippery. "Yes, I know its slippery, I'm driving and I can feel it too!" I muttered, half amused and half nervous. Then, we saw it: a long queue of vehicles. A massive truck had gotten stuck, blocking the road. The snow was too deep and too icy; cars couldn't gain traction to pass. People were already tur...