Month: Aug 2014

It was just before 6 in the evening when we eventually reached the Helskloof Gate and exited the Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. The GPS indicated a campsite near the small settlement of Kuboes, about 30Km south, so that is where we decided to spend the night. The road was very corrugated and the going was slow… Continue reading Richtersveld to Springbok

Experiencing the Richtersveld had been on our bucket list for a long time. Part of the Richtersveld is a World Heritage site and the Park area is the only true mountain desert in Southern Africa. Now we were on our way there! We left Brandkaros early and with great expectations. The reservations and check-in at… Continue reading Richtersveld Transfrontier Park

(We are posting this sitting in Ufudu parked in a dry river bed somewhere near Kuboes after leaving the Richtersveld Transfrontier Park late yesterday afternoon, 25/08/2014.) We left Suzi and the trailer at the Namastat campsite in Springbok and headed towards the Skilpad entrance gate of the Namaqua National Park. The wind was still blowing… Continue reading Skilpad to Brandkaros

The landscape between Klein-Pella and Springbok was rather bleak. Until about 30 Km before Springbok, that is! Suddenly the scenery changed; we were in flower country. There was evidence of recent rain, the veld was green, and as we got closer to Springbok the flower displays became more impressive. It is amazing how uplifting it… Continue reading Springbok

Over the past few months we have become keen ‘Padstal’ visitors. Especially when enticing items such as Milk tart, Home-made Pies and Home-made bread are advertised. We popped into two such Farm Stalls between Upington and Augrabies. The first one was ‘Akkerboom’ where we had yummy carrot cake and rooibos tea. Then on the outskirts… Continue reading Augrabies and Klein-Pella

We were due to leave the Park on the day after Roger’s birthday. Since we arrived back at Twee Rivieren the previous day he had been fascinated by a very old Land Cruiser that had been converted into a camper with a tent/observation platform on top. He took the opportunity to go and meet the… Continue reading Kgalagadi to Upington

Back at Twee Rivieren we checked at reception to see if any Nossop campsites had become available. Alas, it was still fully booked but we were again able to make a plan. Roger met another visitor, Danie du Toit, who was travelling alone and had 4 nights booked at Nossob. He had no problem with… Continue reading Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park – Nossop, Polentswa and back to Twee Rivieren