Richard & Trudy's Wedding
Sani Pass Chalet
16 December 2007
History of Sani Pass
Sani Pass (coordinates 29°35'18.87"S 29°17'33.86"E) is a route that connects Kwazulu-Natal and Lesotho. It is a notoriously dangerous road, which requires the use of a 4x4 vehicle and above average driving experience. It has occasional remains of vehicles that did not succeed in navigating its steep gradients and poor traction surfaces, and has a catalogue of frightening stories of failed attempts at ascending the path over the Northern Lesotho mountains.
While South African immigration at the bottom of pass prohibits vehicles deemed unsuitable for the journey, the Lesotho border agents at the top generally allow vehicles of all types to attempt the descent.
The twists and turns have names like:
Buttock clinching bend, Suicide bend, and Grace Bend (only make the turn by the Grace of God)
Highlights from the trip include among others:
1) Seeing all the friends again at the wedding
2) The sani pass
3) Seeing the family and friends in JHB again
4) The good sunny weather of SA