It rained almost the whole night letting up at around 5am in the morning which led to a magnificent sunrise. The cold showers rectified our foggy heads from last night’s Tequila binge. A quick coffee and tea and the leftover vetkoek we had bought on the side of the road the day before and we…
Category: 4×4
From Etosha to Caprivi
We woke up early in the Sachsenheim campsite because our neighbor decided at 5am to chop firewood! By the way I asked the owner whether they were from Sachsen (Saxony, Germany). The explanation however is simpler. The Sachsenheim is the home of the Family Sachse who came from Germany 3 generations ago. The campsite had…
Leaving RSA
We checked into Richterveld national park with an hour to spare. Potjiespram campsite was empty and we camped on the river bank, taking a walk to the actual river and just enjoying stretching our legs and taking in the raw beauty. We left Potjiespram early the next morning . At Sendlingsdrift our first issue of…
On the way
Got into River Destiny lodge night before last at just on midnight, after missing the turnoff at Gariep dam. The lodge is right next to the N1, and the Orange River, however without direct access to the N1 and this means an extra few kilometers to get there. A very nice spot, and after a…