Category: Road Trips

Ai-Ais to Lüderitz via Sendelingsdrift 455km 7h01min We were at the restaurant at 7 for breakfast, which turned into a mission. We had to go order our breakfast inside – the insolent waiter told us breakfast is only served inside. When I asked him where that was posted, I got a dirty look. Yesterday we…

Ai-Ais Breakfast (included in the price) was so-so – with the weirdest-tasting wors ever. After breakfast I did lose it a bit (okay, maybe more than a bit) with the receptionist about the lack of cutlery and crockery. The next shocker – the fuel station (with three attendants lazing about) doesn’t have any fuel! We…

Kamieskroon – Ai-Ais 366km 6h06min We set off for Ai-Ais at 07h00 on a lovely clear, windless morning. We stopped in Springbok to buy chops and wors at the local Spar – arguably the most impressive Spar I ever saw. Just before Vioolsdrift we encountered a Stop and Go where the N7 was washed away…

Kamieskroon – In search of the Phantom Quiver Tree Forest 207km 4h32min We heard about a quiver tree forest in the Kamieskroon area. Phillip also heard about it but has never been there. He borrowed us a map where previous guests marked the “forest”, so we packed a hamper and set off The Kammiesberg Pass…

Kamieskroon After 9 days of travel, we needed a break. Today was it. We bought a few essentials from the co-op, supermarket and local bottle store before setting off to the local market. The market was tiny by our standards, but there were some interesting goodies for sale. The pancakes were perfect, thin and just…

Kamieskroon – Soebatsfontein via 4 Passes 163km 6h53min Friday morning arrived – and it was wind-free! We decided to reverse or track of Tuesday over the passes. The drone eventually came out of hibernation, and I took a few photos of our surroundings before we left. Driving north towards Springboks and then west was great…

Kamieskroon – Letterklip and getting “hung up” 182km 7h24min We left Kamieskroon with the intention of reversing the route we did over the passes. We were about 20km out of Kamieskroon when Veronica received A call about work that was urgently needed, so we decided to return to Kamieskroon and give the powers-to-be what they…

2 August 2023: Kamieskroon – Klawer and back 443km 8h38min The owners at Soebatsfontein Guest Lodge raved about the flowers around Vanrhynsdorp, so we decided to head that way, even though it is 200km to the south of Kamieskroon. The day started a bit difficult – the wind messed around so much with the awning’s…

1 August: Kamieskroon – Miles and miles of flowers and 4 historic mountain passes 165km – 6h43m How do I start to explain a day like today? Strong winds needing tent pegs to be relocated? Seeing such a variety of flowers in such quantities that they literally overwhelm you? We travelled south from Kamieskroon then…

Kamieskroon – Garies area and back We had the luxury of a sleep-in before doing some domestic chores and minor repairs. The local Agrimark offers a tremendous variety of products – the typical co-op some of us remembers from Koöperasiestories so wonderfully written by P.G. du Plessis. And yes, there is a lot of gossiping…