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Archive for June 17th, 2006

Lundi02jpg, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
In the photo above, a little worse for its fifty years of storage, you can see Ellisi from the previous post, he wears the black felt hat and his companion points toward the distant Lundi River.
"Ellisi, the tea will be good when we get to the other side." "Yebo Inkosi" he [...]

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Lundi01
Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Though he sports a flowing white beard and fearsome blue eyes it is only his body that is aging, his mind is still sharp and witty. His friends call him “Mad dog” but in greater respect you will know him as “James”. A fiery, passionate writer who has experienced the wilds of [...]

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old pics 142, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
I suppose wandering through one of their hillside villages was a little bit of an intrusion. It was only later that I was told of their various taboos and the strict etiquette they followed. It was not unusual to go topless in the heat - this I was told [...]

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