Still no sun but the rain was quite light when we started and soon gave way to mist.  It's good to have someone in red for scale in landscape photos.

 Although the scenery looks uniformly green at a distance,up close there is a great variety of colour: various  shades of green, grey,blue, and sparkling wild flowers everywhere.

 The green,green hills of Natal surround the Cathedral Peak Hotel.  We're waiting for the sun.

 Spion Kop or Spioenkop is the sight of one of the bloodiest battles in the Anglo-Boer War. It's a calm and peaceful place today with a small welcoming committee.

 A dam was built in the 1960s so there is a large lake.

 Some small wonders.

 there are two Reids listed amoung those killed from Lancashire.