The Legit Khale Hill

We spent Sunday afternoon taking advantage of the gorgeous sunshine and climbed the LEGIT Khale Hill.

Linda and Cat joined our group this time, making for a grand total of 5 people, so we called Tim, the best cabby in the world.

I will pause here for a second to describe how taxi's work in Botswana. They're a major source of transportation for us poor Americans who can't drive here. There are some actual cab companies, and some of them are labeled with a small sign that says "taxi" on the top of the car, but most cabbies are just guys with cars who decide to be taxi drivers. When taking one back from the mall you tell them where you want to go and they tell you the price (usually about 25 pula) and then you go. To go anywhere from UB we have to call one, which means that when you find a good one you like with good prices you get his number and call them when you need to go anywhere. It can be chaotic calling one if the guy you want is busy and sometimes they can take a while to show up.

Tim is my new favorite cab driver. He's a great guy that Alex found through some of the docs he works with at the Baylor Clinic. His prices are great and the best thing is he has a mini van. He took us to Khale Hill, and since the actual path still has a pretty ambiguous entrance, he decided to walk with us to make sure is was the right path. He ended up hiking the WHOLE thing with us and leading us to the top, practically running even though he was in sandals. Tim's the man.

It was a strenuous but awesome hike, very steep but there was no vegetation cutting my legs and there was a defined path (even a road!). I definitely got my exercise! The sunshine was beautiful but it got hot. Thankfully I was wearing my SPF 50! I can't believe its winter here.

The view from the top was breathtaking! I went out on the very edge because I have a death wish, but when you do that you really feel like you're on top of the world. You can see just how much development has been done in Gabs and how vast it is, but you can also see all the hills around and how they and the clear blue sky reflect in the reservoir. Gorgeous!