Motorhome Travels and Destinations
Where we go – What we see – What we do
Pofadder to Kamieskroon 236km 4h14m Waking up just before 6 it was bitterly cold – the thermometer advised that it was 1.4C outside – it might have been colder… We took it very easy as it was a short drive – and also because it took time to warm up… The drive to Springbok revealed…
Read moreThe route between Pofadder and Kamieskroon is probably not on many peoples’ list of must-see must-do routes, but it is actually scenic in its own special way. Aggeneys Aggeneys was founded to service the Black Mountain Mine, an underground base-metal operation. No-one is quite certain of the origin of the name Aggeneys. It is possibly…
Read moreRed Sands Country Lodge, Kuruman to Pofadder 462km 6h39m We woke up on a cool, overcast morning. Leaving the lodge a lone springbok ram looked very surprised at us before running away. Traffic was calm and not having any wind to contend with was very nice, for now. In Upington we briefly stopped to photograph…
Read moreThe route between Kuruman and Pofadder passes through an arid area except for the lush areas along the Orange River, with a beauty all of its own. Kathu is the iron ore capital of the Northern Cape province. Its name means “town under the trees”, after the Camel Thorn forest it is situated in. The…
Read moreIrene to Red Sands Country Lodge, Kuruman 565km 8h07m The day’s trip started at 06h00 with a warning buzzer – possible ice on the road! Well, it was only 2°C after all, way too cold for us Lowvelders. As cold as it was, blood started boiling pretty quickly as drivers on the N1 and N14…
Read moreThe route between Irene and Kuruman passes through an area rich in colonial history. These are some of the places on or close to the route with its root’s in the history of South Africa. Ventersdorp grew around a Dutch Reformed Church that was established in 1866. It was named after Johannes Venter who owned…
Read moreThe Irene concentration camp was opened on 2 November 1900. The population of the camp increased rapidly and refugees were housed in tents under extremely poor conditions. Often hundreds of families would be ‘dumped’ by train at the camp, sometimes without prior arrangements to provide for their arrival. The only possessions these people had were…
Read moreThe land on which the house is now situated was previously owned by Michiel Christiaan, son of Voortrekker Daniel Elardus Erasmus, who subdivided his farm between his three sons. It was bought by Jan Smuts in 1908 for £900. Twelve squatter families were inhabiting the property in 1908 and remained for a few years. Smuts…
Read moreWhite River to Irene 340km 5h15m Had a pretty decent trip from White River to Irene – traffic was surprisingly light except for the ever-present trucks on the N4… Wind was an issue, but didn’t bother too much as we were in no hurry at all. Expected heavy fuel consumption, but at 6.6km/l, no complaints…
Read moreAt long last we are about on a tour to the western half of the sub-continent. We hope to see Namaqualand in all its flower splendour after the good rains and then we’re off the Southern Namibia. Our expectations of Ais-Ais were really lowered as by many accounts it is not well-managed. TIA. From there…
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