July the 14th - Our 4th Leg
We arrived
at our fabulous lodge in Tankwa Karoo National Park at about 16h00 as, once again, the road was a
bad gravel road for about 100km. But the lodge made up for it. We will be
staying here for two nights.
Until the main gate of the Park the road was great and scenic passing Calvinia with the biggest post box in the World.
When we checked in, we asked if there was a shop for us to buy some food, as we were very low on all food, and to my Surprise they informed us that the nearest shop was 70km to the North (Were we came from on the bad gravel road). I decided not to go and see how the boy will cope with only milk .
No Electricity, just good old firewood, and
paraffin lamps to light the lodge.
The Lodge was just perfect with all the luxuries we needed Except, well, electricity, but then again we are doing our 11300 km TREK so, this is perfect,with no neighbors in sight, just beautiful landscape all around you.
What
peaceful night we had. The crystal clear sky was just perfect for star gazing
and some night photography.
Beacause we ran out of food we could only stay for one night (should of been 2), so we had to check-out and start our 5th Leg. How sad for both of us.
Tankwa
Karoo National Park is a Scientific National Park in South Africa. The park
lies about 70 km due west of Sutherland near the border of the Northern Cape
and Western Cape, in one of the most arid regions of South Africa, with areas
receiving less than 100 mm of average annual precipitation.
Tankwa-s area has been increased from an initial 260 to 1436 km². It is bounded on the east by the Roggeveld Mountains, on the west by the Cederberg, to the north by the Kouebokkeveld Monutains and to the south by the scattered foothills of the Koedoesberge and klein Roggeveld monutians.
Nieuwoudtville
Beautiful Art Shop
Beautiful Art Shop
Inside the Art Shop
Beautiful old lady
This lady is 78 years old from Beaufort west and it was she that raised the shop owner's children
Scenic Pass
On our way to Tankwa
Calvinia
The Biggest Post box in the world (still working)
Tankwa Karoo National Park
This car took a beating on this TREK
One of the better pieces of the road
Gorgeous scenery
At the Check-in Office
Home Sweet Lodge
Our Lodge with nobody else close by.
On our sundowner hike
Happy Moments
It gets cold at night
The view from my Room
The Bathroom
The Shower. What a view
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