Drove through the Grootberg pass on our way to Palmwag – it
was very impressive but not very photogenic.
Arrived at the Palmwag Vet fence but had no problems getting through as
the foot and mouth infected area is North of the fence so we could have bought
some meat. Views of mountains were all
around us and the road had lots of very steep descents through dry river
beds.
Just south of Sesfontein we had
our first puncture since Tanzania – the road surface was made of extremely
sharp rocks! Luckily as we drove into
Sesfontein we spotted a tyre repair workshop and even though it is a Sunday
they were open and happy for the business.
Within less than 30 minutes we were back on the road but in the meantime
the road had actually disappeared as the whole of Sesfontein had been
obliterated by an enormous dust storm.
We headed out of the village as quickly as we could in search of a
suitable campsite that wasn’t in the eye of the storm which would have been the
case for the one we had planned to use.
We managed to find one a few kilometres out of town that was hidden
behind a small hillock – it was perfect for the night with flush loos, hot
water and a covered eating area. It also
came with a small dog! Ian named him
Dobby Dog as he resembled Dobby from Harry Potter and he certainly followed Ian
around everywhere. We also found a very small snake (about 6 inches long and
looked more like a worm).
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