Lesotho from the sky.

Lesotho might be a really small country, but it will take you a day to go from one side to the other. We had to visit three different sites on Friday; Manšonyane Shcool, Mokholong TTL and Pulane Children's Centre. So to avoid driving through the mountains and spend a day on sinuous roads, we took a helicopter.

The sky was really dark in the morning and we all knew that it was not going to get any better. Despite the pilot's warnings and recommendations, we all insisted on flying off. Although we managed to reach the destination, it was impossible to return to Maseru. We then had to drive back with a local taxi for three hours to Buta-Buthe where Pedro and another colleague came and picked us up so that we did not have to drive the two last hours at night with local transport. Safety measures...

At the end, the pilot had to stay a night at Mokhotlong, waiting for the sky to clear up and Pedro had to cancel his Friday rugby session...but from my part, I had a great experience !

The traditional rural houses; the rondavel built with thatches and stone or rendered bricks/hollow concrete blocks. The courtyard in stone adjacent to the house is called Lappa.

The enclosure next to the house is for the herds.

Mantsonyane school.