Joe Morolong

The facilities at the 'Tweerivieren Camp' in the 'Kgalagadi Reserve' are all A1, bathrooms well serviced and a fully equipped Laundry with washing machine and tumble-drier. All really fancy however the campsite is gravel (I suppose to be expected in the desert)🤔 In addition to the parade ground style caravan park, the only down was late at night hearing dogs (domestic) barking and early morning roosters (also domestic) crowing.... just can't be right here, in an authentic and iconic landmark🤷🏻‍♂️ To get rid of them might just incur the wrath of Labour Unions and wa,wa,wa!!!

Just one other observation and this was not the first example, in SANPark Reserves the fastest moving vehicles are olive green or beige with 'SANParks' proudly painted on the door! Much like Traffic Officers in South Africa don't wear safety belts, nor do SANParks bakkies have speedometer's?

On this point, I am again reminded about Car Rental's. Other than a 'Company Car' there is no standard vehicle that can better out-perform a private 4X4 than a 'Car Rental' standard saloon vehicle, when it comes to speed, four- wheel drive capabilities and doughnut's!!!

Early this morning it was 'Mother' cold and we were so reluctant to disengage from our bedding. Eventually we succumbed and tentatively disembarked. Exactly as my Dad 'Ted' would have commented when it was so cold.... "My fingers are stupid" he would say! Damn right Dad..precisely!!!

All said and done, back onto the road to Upington via the 'Red Dune Route'! Though the red sand was in fact visible at close range, from a distance they all looked lush with long grass and in the early light, stunningly beautiful! A hundred kilometers or more we passed through dunes left and right. We remarked how awesome it would be to see them naked. Not for a moment would we wish the rain away but to just see these massive dunes in the flesh would have been memorable!

We dropped into Upington for some goodies and fuel, and headed for 'Red Sands', a campsite just off the N10 about 15km before Kuruman. After how many weeks in the sand and dust, we were not too sure about 'Red Sand's' Campsite ? This spot had been recommended by a number of fellow campers, as being the place to overnight. True story, a green grassed campsite and very acceptable ablutions! By a longshot not overcrowded and apart from the screaming staff who's racket, fortunately subsided as the sun set!😥live was good.

In the cool of the sunset and as inversion took its toll, it was going to be another bleak night out! We sat quite emotionally and pondered the last 80 nights mainly under the stars, living in our caravan from braai-to-braai and out of the 'pressure-cooker' especially prepared meals for days, we hit the long roads.

At last we have sorted the two fridge/freezer appliances, the gas operation and who does what, when setting up camp! Like well oiled machines we have this waxed!

Solemnly we sat beer and wine in hand and pondered our completely epic trip, journey and adventure! We were able to do more in three months than most get done in a life-time, we really did live.

Our last destinations are to drop in at Vince and Jodi to say our final ‘goodbyes’ and collect all the extra camping gear we palmed off on them back in Munster, all those months ago! From there a few days with Paul and Lynette, to say goodbye and to see off Christiaan, who is returning to France 🇫🇷, for another rugby season!

There after back to Nelspruit and Johan & Annatjie to round up our last business…. and ship out! 🇬🇧

Love, Peace and Light
M&K
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