SOUTHERN AFRICA
Tom and I lived in the wilderness shortly after we were married. Tom was working as an exploration mineral geologist. I loved our lifestyle, the wilderness, and our only neighbors, the wildlife.
Calgary
- Calgary City, a city of towering office buildings
- The Peace Bridge crosses Bow River to the Calgary business centre.
- Tom’s office and desk.
- Janet is planning and writing out our packing lists.
- Janet sorted out medications for the medical aid kit. We took a year’s supply of prescription medications, antibiotics and other medications we may need.
- Janet said, “I will be back,” to Bailey, her labrador.
JHB to CT
- Seeing our Land Cruiser for the first time in Johannesburg or, as South Africans say, Joburg.
- Entrance to the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg (a must-see).
- Photographing the wildflowers en route to Namibia.
- Arrival in Cape Town.
- Receiving our off-road expert qualification. Little could I have imagined how skilled I would become as a serious off-roader. There was not a track I would not tackle.
- Packing our Land Cruiser, too much stuff. That is a fridge at the back. On top is the rooftop tent.
CT to Richtersveldt
- We are finally receiving our Carnet de Passage, the colonial bureaucratic document for border crossing that few officials could read or certainly needed help understanding.
- Heading west to towards Namibia. A typical South African scene with the windmill in the distance.
- The track to Richtersveldt National Park, a hidden gem among South African national parks, was a sight to behold. The rugged terrain, the vast expanse of untouched wilderness, and the unique flora and fauna all contributed to a truly awe-inspiring experience.
- Meeting the locals who live there and fellow South African campers.
- The awful-tasting mudfish caught and cooked for supper.
- And my love of birds.