Namaqua National Park, surrounded by farms, and fields plastered with sheep. Upon arriving we find out the park doesn’t cater for camping, but the farmers around it do. We end up pitching our tents right next to the entrance, and brand-new luxury ablutions.
Time to unpack the new tent we bought during our pit stop in Uppington because both the tents we brought are not entirely waterproof. Exiting – it’s a ‘sleeps 5.5 people’ thing; how is one supposed to put up 0.5 people? Yeah, it’s spacey, and high. Too high actually for the quite strong wind that’s blowing over our hilltop, so we end up securing the tent to the Hilux.
Too windy also for outside cooking but hey, the ablutions are big enough to contain a field kitchen.
Even thought the famous Namakwaland flowering season is over, it still is really beautiful around here. It’s a reconnaissance trip; we’ve never been here, and we’ll sure come back for a longer stay then just two nights.
Game drive with game: Gemsbok.
The famous kokerboom. Namakwaland is plastered with those, and there are a lot of nurseries advertising themselves as the place to get your kokerbome. Because of the heavy Botswana import restrictions on flora (you need permits for the plants, and separate permits and test reports for the soil surrounding the roots) we decide to just get some cuttings.
More game: Red Hartebees.
Namakwaland fynbos gives us another chance to go for a hike.
Even the hardy sheep need water regularly, so you see the hardy great old technology windmills for the boreholes everywhere.
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