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Niki's journey: Day 36 - N8 - Bloemfontein to Lesotho

19 May 2008 - By Niki Moore
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THIS is more like it.  The Eastern Free State is ablaze with late cosmos, against the golden rocks of the mountains.  And the Lesotho border post is a laid-back, lackadaisical place with the good cheer of a boozy uncle.

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