Oct 2

Left the farm house after breakfast and travelled 500 km through South Africa into Namibia.  We drove along the elephant river which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. I saw a water buffalo in the distance.  We had some delays along the way, There was a bad accident which involved a tourist bus and the roads were being paved.   We passed through some magnificent mountain ranges on our way to the orange river. Seeing that it was spring we saw spectacular carpets of wildflowers in the famous Namaqualand 

Region. 

  

Along the roadside they were growing the Roobus plants used to make the tea. We also saw orchards of orange trees.  We stopped on the roadside to have lunch and were entertained by the weaver birds in their nests.

 

After lunch we stopped in Springbok to do our grocery shopping as we do everyday.  Springbok is a copper mining town.  Arriving at the border it proved to be quit the ordeal, first had to get out of vehicle and get stamps leaving South Africa.  Then we had to go through police check.  Then we got into vehicle and had vehicle searched.  Then a few minutes later got to the border of Namibia and had to go through it all again. No line ups just paper work.  

After getting past border we arrived at our place where we would stay for 2nights, Felix Unite River Camp.  It had lovely thatched huts over looking the orange river.  

 

Our hut had a fabulous view of the sunset.  

After sunset we enjoyed a great dinner prepared by our guides, Malvern and Blessed

Our Afrikaans word of the day!  Hawker - taxi