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18 Apr Hotazel-Kimberley
We have a lot of distance to cover today. From the desert (not that we have seen much of it) we will gradually move towards much less arid farmland. Mining is big in the area we have moved into, as can be inferred from the...
17 Apr Loch Maree-Hotazel
Although the sun is shining when we take our leave of Hotazel, the puddles on the gravel road haven't dried out yet, but then we've got used to mud by now. Today we are supposed to push deep into the Kalahari, the Great Thirst to...
16 Apr Loch Maree
We spent a somewhat restless night at the camp deep in the Kalahari where we are staying. A furious storm broke out around dinner time with lightning and a deluge that went on until dawn....
15 Apr Kakamas-Loch Maree
To North of the Orange River lies the actual Kalahari, the arid wasteland the first khoe-san inhabitants called "Great Thirst" - this is according to the guude books....
13 Apr Prieska -Kakamas
We are fortunate that rain actually came last night to wash away some of the mud. We have to set off very early today as we'll have to cover more than 280 km along gravel riads,which to us translates into 8-9 hours at the wheel....
12 Apr Victoria West -Prieska
The day sets off to a good start, with a breakfast even bigger than usual. We have eventyally got used to having eggs, bacon and sausage at 7 am, especially since there's the (very real) risk of not having time to stop for lunch....
11 Apr Graaf Reinet-Victoria West
If yesterday’s traffic was light, today we have the road virtually to ourselves. And the arid plain stetching as far as the eye can see is just as empty. Not even a sheep. Nothing....
10 Apr Cradock-Graaf Reinet
Today’s journey takes place among the typical Karoo landscape, an arid plain dotted with flat topped, low reliefs, that vaguely resembles some pictures of the old West....