Wow, what a difference 60 miles makes in climate. It’s absolutely freaking COLD once you hit the South African
border. Holy cow, we were soooo
not mentally prepared for this one!!
Our time in
Namibia has officially ended, to the sadness of all of us I think. And that also means that our time
camping has ended, as it is too cold to brave the elements in the northern part of South Africa (I may be a camper
now and all, but I’m not stupid).
But, we still have so much to explore in South Africa, that leaving Namibia
doesn’t feel as though our vacation is over; rather, it’s just another chapter
in the story. Nonetheless, I know
our time in the desert is over (for now), and I feel a little sad to say
goodbye to all the friends I’ve made so far: the 12 dogs we met at various
campsites, the water otter, Bokkie Spit Braai the goat, lions, elephants,
giraffes, springbok, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, the list goes on…
But, we’re on
to another country, and that means more to explore! So since our drive from the border of Namibia to Capetown is
about another 600 miles, we decided to break up the drive and visit the west
coast of South Africa. Except we
had no idea it was
going to be so cold.
Our original
plan was to stop in a place Namaqualand, where flora and fauna flourish in the
spring. Evidently it looks like a
Monet painting. But since we found
South Africa to be a wee chilly for flowers, the flora and fauna called in sick
and all we saw was buds. Oh
well. Can’t say I blame them…
On our way to
Lambert’s Bay, we made a pitstop in Springbok to replace the flat tire, and
found a restaurant to sip on some hot chocolate and eat some cold-weather food
while they mounted the tire.
Once the tire was ready, we made our way to Raston Guest House, where
our rooms were waiting for us with (mostly) warm and cozy accommodations. There were space heaters in the rooms,
so once we plugged in the heating plate, loaded ourselves with blankets and
closed up all extra doors to keep the heat in, we started to thaw out a little. Luckily, our room had a bathtub so I
was able to soak my chilled bones until my legs were rubber. But I won’t lie; I was in absolute
HEAVEN with a bed, a bath, a heater and a tv.
Our night was
spent eating some fantastic seafood and we all went to bed fat and happy. The next day, sunny but cold, found me in my cozy bed literally the
whole day while Matt, Ron and Anya went exploring around Lambert’s Bay and
socializing with the locals at a pub.
After driving and driving and driving the last 2 weeks, we were happy to not
have an itinerary. It was a very
chill couple of days, which was good to have because according to Ron, once we
hit Capetown we’ll be going and going and GOING.
So as long as I
have a bed to live in, I’m gonna take advantage of it!!
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