Thanks for posting yet another spectacular trip report. It brought back great memories from my trip there last November.

I also stayed at the Hilltop Guest House, and ate at Joe's Beer House (although that was my first day/night in the country). Joe's was absolutely packed, and I ended up at a table with a couple from The Netherlands, and a woman from South Africa, and it was a lot of fun. Definitely a memorable dining experience. It looked like you were seated inside (I was outside)?

The precipitation sign at Solitaire is quite the conversation piece. I remember when I was there last November, there was talk about it being the driest year in over a decade (they still hadn't gotten even 45mm at that point). Must have had a wet December to get into the 60s.

Thanks so much for sharing. I need to get back down to that amazing part of the world again some time.