Busy Monday morning in Durban.
Butchery
Indian Wholesaler
Skies cleared up as we drove away from Durban
Freeway stop
Another hair salon
Entertainment at the bus depot
Beautiful landscape heading to the mountains
Profile of a Giant face laying on the ground, hence the name 'Giant's Castle'
Our companion bus leading the way
We saw some big rocks on the road just before this intersection. As we turned right towards Giants Castle, trouble began.
As our bus stopped on top of the hill, we saw villagers blocking the road ahead, and a SUV with white folks turning around. The folks in the SUV told us that the villagers are not letting anyone through.
Our busses quickly backed up and started assessing the situation. John, our bus driver, parked behind the hill, and walked to talk to Patrick, the bus driver on top of the hill.
"What's going on?" asked John
The villagers are charging! John is running back to the bus!
Here they come!
They looked like a few kids scouting the situation. We waited here for almost an hour for police to arrive and escort us through. While we were waiting, there were a few cars and pickup trucks, mostly local people, who were trying to pass but got turned back too. The police never came, and our tour guides decided quickly to change our travel plans.
This map shows the intersection where we waited (bottom right) and the village (top left)
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