Botswana 2 ~ day 1
26/12/09 03:10 Filed in: Botswana
Merry Christmas!
Up reasonably early today to leave Gabs at
7am-ish. The drive from Gabs into South Africa via
Lobatse was scenic but uneventful. We did get a
little lost through Lobatse for a short time. As
usual the road signs are all but non-existent, unless
you approach the town from a certain direction, then
there are one or two. Most smaller regional towns
have no street signs, and presumably the streets have
no names. The locals know exactly where they're going
so why would they need them?
The roads are immediately better the moment we got to the SA side of the boarder and away we go at 120 km/ph. Of course we don't travel at exactly that speed.. somewhat faster. The destination for today is Graskop which is about 750km away. This is a lovely place much like Montville in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and is situated along the Drakensburg Range. "God's Window" is just down the road and I'll visit it tomorrow morning.
We got into Graskop just on dark after driving through some magnificient mountain scenery. We also got caught in a storm which had us pulled over on the side of the road for 5mins or so. Everyone else just kept on barreling along... crazy!! Travelling through the mountainous region around Hendriksdal was brilliant, and the roads are perfect for biking.
Being Christmas Day, not many restaurants were open this evening, we were recommended two and found a much nicer one which was fully booked. However, after settling on a Portugese/Mozambique place settled in with a few beers and wine. Food was excellent as usual, wine was exceptional.... as usual.
Heading for Kruger Park tomorrow, should get there around 10am-ish.
The roads are immediately better the moment we got to the SA side of the boarder and away we go at 120 km/ph. Of course we don't travel at exactly that speed.. somewhat faster. The destination for today is Graskop which is about 750km away. This is a lovely place much like Montville in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and is situated along the Drakensburg Range. "God's Window" is just down the road and I'll visit it tomorrow morning.
We got into Graskop just on dark after driving through some magnificient mountain scenery. We also got caught in a storm which had us pulled over on the side of the road for 5mins or so. Everyone else just kept on barreling along... crazy!! Travelling through the mountainous region around Hendriksdal was brilliant, and the roads are perfect for biking.
Being Christmas Day, not many restaurants were open this evening, we were recommended two and found a much nicer one which was fully booked. However, after settling on a Portugese/Mozambique place settled in with a few beers and wine. Food was excellent as usual, wine was exceptional.... as usual.
Heading for Kruger Park tomorrow, should get there around 10am-ish.
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