Global Aviator May 2018 / Vol. 10 / No. 5 37
simply huge bathroom and bedroom.
Best of all was the small rock pool
just two steps away from the door.
We were greeted by owner Steve
Bull – what does one say about a person
who makes one feel like a welcome
friend. He is one of the nicest persons
I have ever met and Nessie fell in love
with him from the get-go. Greetings
over we made our way to the Zulu
Hut, The main hut is fitted out as
a small sitting room with pull-out
couch, TV with full DSTV, and small
kitchen fully equipped for self-catering
accommodation, with a small oven-
cooker, microwave, fridges and all
cutlery and crockery. It was compact,
with everything having its place, and
decorated with traditional Zulu bead
work and other handicraft as well as
some drawing done by Steve, a well
known artist. A suspended bed provided
sleeping space for a fourth person
while the separate double bedroom had
glass sliding doors providing a view
of the mountain peaks. The Zulu Hut
was originally built of thatch, in the
traditional Zulu style but was later was
covered with a concrete rock finish and a
bathroom and separate bedroom added.
But it was the bathroom that caught
my eye. It was, well, different. Huge,
the first area had the normal basin
and toilet but that was where normalended. There was a rock formation in
the one corner holding Zulu work and
rock paintings done by Steve. A simple
curtain separated the shower area – an
open double shower with a rockery
built along one wall and an opening in
the far wall. This let in light and when
it rained the water came through, over
the rocks and down into the drain.
I was enthralled. Maybe not
everyone’s cup of tea as many prefer
the normal trappings of holiday
accommodation but we loved it. Early
in the morning I would wake up, roll up
the blinds and watch for the sun to peep
over Champagne Castle and Cathkin
Peak. Nessie would demand the door