It was cold last night and the morning dawned overcast, though the sun did penetrate for a time. Another campsite pic taken yesterday. Our camp was about 500m from the railway track and several times, a monster ore train went past. On googling it we learn that it is one…
The plan this morning was to visit the Table Mountain First a trip a Dis-Chem store to replenish our my stock of medicinal nuts, that are, I believe, helping me stay healthy. Maybe that could be misinterpreted…:) By the time we arrived at the entrance to the Table Mountain gondola…
What an interesting day. From our bed in the back of Poki and before dawn, one could see the dark sky full of stars through the roof vents. A glorious night. By 7am, the stars were gone. An indication that the predicted rain was not too far away. I had…
First up. Happy Birthday to Tim. Tim is Jens eldest son and is celebrating his last year in his 40’s. Our campsite host said the wind will die away at 6pm. Well, it did but not until 6am next morning. However, it dawned a flawless morning. Warm and sunny. The…
Another cold but comfy night. Up at 7.30am and on the road by 10am. Today we are heading for the Cango Caves then on to Prince Albert. Only 66 k’s away but over a serious mountain pass. Again the camp site was beset with Loadshedding and the number of hours…
We woke this morning to another glorious blue sky day but everything inside and outside the Caranex was soaking wet from condensation. After rising at around 7.30am it took us till 11am to dry everything out. Again, wonderful campers facilities, though we were one of only three vehicles on the…
The rain didn’t abate till about 5am and we were able to open the roof vents a little. 10 hours sleep and feeling better for it. Trouble was we arose to find the inside of the Caranex awash. This is very much a dry weather tent. Both the roof vents…
We were spoiled rotten last night. A glorious tranquil camp site and just the sound of water birds on the lake nearby. In bed by 8pm with a gathering chill outside. A contrast to Durban. On arrival at the camp last night I removed the OEM air filter cartridge and…
Tomorrow we are on the move again. Well when I say we, I mean Jen and I. Adam is still fighting the endless mindless bureaucracy to have every ‘i’ dotted and ’t’ crossed to achieve registration for his Landy, Zikit. Its hoped he can achieve the “stamp” that is holding…
On Thursday 23 March we made our first visit to the shipping agents in Lome, Togo. Three months ago. Yesterday morning at around 9am we received a call from our agents telling us to be at the container depot in 15 minutes. It’s a 30min drive and we had the…