Nieu Bethesda -> Addo

This morning we woke up after quite a short night because we had a long drive back towards Addo ahead and we wanted to make a stop at Camdeboo National Park first to visit the Valley of Desolation. So after saying goodbye to Rohan and wishing him lots of strength with all the damage that the floodings had caused we left the town of Nieu Bethesda and saw at multiple places what the floodings had caused, it was so sad to see a small, poor town like this having to deal with so much damage. Once we left the town we drove to the viewpoint over the valley of Desolation which gave a truly stunning view over the valley. After that we continued our way towards Addo. This was such an amazing experience that after I decided to extend the trip we decided to go back to Addo before heading further back towards Cape Town. It was a long drive and when we arrived around 3 in the afternoon we first rested for a little bit and then I still really wanted to go into the national park for about 2 hours but the weather was changing rapidly and just before we arrived at the park we decided to turn around to get a few groceries and tried to be back at the accommodation before the worst of the storm would start. On our way back from Spar the rain really started and once we got home and opened the doors of the car the wind blew the rain immediately in the car and within the few seconds it took to run from the car to the room we were completely soaked. That really was a lot of rain in a short amount of time. I was feeling a bit sick again that day and struggled with a fever so with also the weather being like that it was a good choice to be at the accommodation a bit early and just rest so we could enjoy the national park the next day.Read more