An exciting way to spend my birthday. We were traveling from Richards Bay back to Johannesburg to catch our flight to Zimbabwe. We had come through a little snow down country and as we started to go over a mountain pass we encountered some heavy rain which very soon turned into snow flurries and then into heavy snow.
We encountered trucks comming down that were just starting to slide and jackknife.
We encountered trucks comming down that were just starting to slide and jackknife.
When we got to the next gas station near the top we stopped to get gas and I decided to stay there for a while to see what the snow would do. We ended up staying there for about 5 hours before the authorities cleared the roads to the extent that we were able to get out.
They are not equipped to handle snow conditions and the only equipment they have to clear the roads in graders. As we were driving out 5 hours lter we followed a grader at 20 km/hr for about 10 or 12 kms before we were free to drive on our own.
There ended up being about a foot of snow on the ground. Here is picture taken from the window of the restaurant where we were hold up for 5 hours.
Glynn Smith
Beacon of Hope International
Web: www.beaconint.org
Skype: africanson3
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