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Just as interesting as the scenery though was observing how the local people live. We drove through a village called Loskop, and from there there were houses scattered throughout the countryside right up until the foot of the mountains.
Most of the houses were made of either clay, thatch or tin. They all seemed to have rocks on their roofs, presumably to keep them in place. We also noticed a few rooftops covered in corn, of all things.
This part of South Africa was much more remote and primitive than anything we'd seen on the Garden Route. We saw a lot of people carrying buckets of water, and passed a number of wells where (mostly) women were collecting water.
There were a lot of obstacles on the road, including cows:
...and people riding on the backs of tractors:
Even though there was clearly a lot of poverty, many of the locals seemed happy and waved to us. It's just another reminder to me that money doesn't buy happiness.
![01436894292.jpg 01436894292.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/44/44851-21cddc2da45c07aa1ff6ef6f8435a9d6.jpg)
![01436893481.jpg 01436893481.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/44/44846-be395ffed59fcc499f21188bc50768c3.jpg)
Most of the houses were made of either clay, thatch or tin. They all seemed to have rocks on their roofs, presumably to keep them in place. We also noticed a few rooftops covered in corn, of all things.
This part of South Africa was much more remote and primitive than anything we'd seen on the Garden Route. We saw a lot of people carrying buckets of water, and passed a number of wells where (mostly) women were collecting water.
![01436893698.jpg 01436893698.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/44/44847-6da37ad700b603f7aa75620c3182215c.jpg)
There were a lot of obstacles on the road, including cows:
![01436893812.jpg 01436893812.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/44/44848-0e31c93d15b7f85bc66ef88af872481f.jpg)
![01436894202.jpg 01436894202.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/44/44850-828449b0c9b3886262bd2a63bb0db064.jpg)
...and people riding on the backs of tractors:
![01436893905.jpg 01436893905.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/44/44849-433e4386e6044565d67956acbb7fe174.jpg)
Even though there was clearly a lot of poverty, many of the locals seemed happy and waved to us. It's just another reminder to me that money doesn't buy happiness.
![01436894292.jpg 01436894292.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/44/44851-21cddc2da45c07aa1ff6ef6f8435a9d6.jpg)