So here goes another report….no pressure please time is not at hand 
Last year 2011 my wife, Danelle (OOOODS) and I discussed exploring the Southern part of Namibia as she had not been that way ie. Fish River & Luderitz area.
So plans were roughly discussed and set a date after the kids finished exams begin Dec. As time slowly moved along Crysten (14y) our daughter finished her exams and we could only leave around the 10th Dec! Was hoping to leave earlier but had little choice in the matter.
Date of return…..well when cash runs out….. 
Koos (Ou Vale1) wife Rita and Franken (good friend of ours) also showed interest and shortly were on board. Sadly Johannes van die See and his family could not join in due to his work arrangements.
The route: The round trip according to the GPS was 6459km’s 
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We all got together 3 weeks before departure date and briefly discussed the basic route and food arrangements and by this time Alec ‘Modder’ was also on board.
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No bookings were done except we decided to also include the Namakwa 4×4 route and had to obtain permits for this area: (Permit can be obtained here:http://www.linx.co.za/info/offices/nc16publ.html) Cost per vehicle is R150.00 and valid for 5 days….bargain (camping bush style along the Orange / Gariep river) You have to be self sufficient and have enough food and fresh water. Bathing was done in the river! (more details later…..) The route is approx. 230km long and proved to be the highlight of my trip 
On the 8th Dec. Alec advised that he could only leave on the 13th due to work commitments, but would catch up with us along the Namakwa route. (which never happened…. 
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Packed and ready to go with a nice wet departure the night before:
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Tip: never leave things till the last minute…suppose after 10 years some never learn…. 
Anyway… us, Koos & Franken left on the 10th as planned after a cuppa coffee and headed for Kuruman / Upington area where we would sleep over somewhere.
Coffee break:
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Rita, had kindly offered to bake lovely rusks and let me tell you they were wonderfull 
Finding a descent camp site proved to be difficult, as many companies and mines were having their year end functions and the camp sites seemed an ideal place for them. However we managed to find a little run down site next to a dam in Olifantshoek.
Turned out to be OK once the locals departed:
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The next morning we left at around 08h00 and headed for Upington.
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Nice town with plenty of accommodation around and has almost every store you can think of 
Via Keimoes
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But first a stop at The Pienk Padstal in Kakemas S28 45.953 E20 37.068 a definite must stop at
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Here you will have to spend at least 2 hours as there are some nice dried fruits and lots of interesting memorabilia around!
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In the ladies bathroom…..
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After a shopping spree we headed for the recommended Riemvasmaak, S28 27.851 E20 17.363
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Plenty of these nests around
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Steepish downhill to Riemvasmaak, pretty steep!
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Camping was relatively cheap: R80.00pp kids half price. Situated amongst a rocky cliffs and there are two man made pools (x1 hot) to choose from. Must say it was rather hot in that area and we opted to only stay one night.
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That evening Franken treated us with some……..yes, yes, yes
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Chalets:
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View from above:
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The next day we would head to the Augrabies falls
Approx. 30km trip which eventually took us 5 hours, will explain why…….
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Just 3km from Riemvasmaak we came across this fella who seriously needed help…..soon and found out he could not release his spare wheel as he had no ‘bar’ no wheel spanner and to top it all his spare wheel was flat….oh yes and no jack 
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Anyway we could assist him and within 30 mins they were on the road again
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We headed for Blouputs and the GPS T4A route took us to nowhere, but it was fun….well for some………. 
Ne Koos…..
The road took us along the Orange
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and without thinking we / I followed the road, till we hit some thick sand……and the loaded trailer bogged the Prado down 
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And within a few mins (not deflated)……I was stuck also 
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……..and it was m@er hot
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So out with the long spade as we were in deep sjit…… 
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Franken came to the rescue and pulled Koos out 
As he was observing the fiasco from a distance…. 
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The detour cost approx. 2 hours, but is was funny afterwards, watching 
And soon we reached Augrabies
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A number of viewpoints were still visible from the floods in 2011. No repair has been done as yet. So viewing was limited. So we headed for the restaurant for something to eat
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Clearly Koos suggested this as heights did not make him happy
Anyway there were plenty of rock rabbits around which entertained the kids along the route
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Food was good as we were pretty hungry and we soon headed for Pella
On route to Pella:
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Pella, is also where the Namakwa 4×4 routes starts: Turn-off from main road here: S29 07.617 E19 12.882
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A visit to the church is a must, approx 105 years old and pretty
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A short while later one of the sisters arrived and asked us if we would want to have a look inside
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Truly pretty, and near the church a museum, she also offered to unlock
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There was no camping in Pella so we opted to camp at Klein Pella, a short 40km drive And it was certainly the correct choice 
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Best run and organised farm I have ever seen, with extremely friendly staff.Just to clarify, for those that don’t know, the Namakwa 4×4 route starts in Pella and then through Klein Pella sorta day two, but you can easy stay at Klein Pella on day one or two, should you opt not to bush camp.
On route from Pella to Klein Pella:
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Klein Pella farm gate entrance:
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View from the campsite:
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More on Klein Pella to follow
Must mention that my cousin and her husband (Mike and Sonya) from Hermansburg who left a week before us has some major car Mzda problems and called me and joined our group They were on their way via Kgalagadi when they had to be towed in to Upington where repairs were done….only R12k damage…nothing major….ps It’s for sale…. 
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The next day we went for a drive aroun the ‘Small / Klein’ farm…..beautifull….I was amazed at this operation…….. 
Still trying to figure out why it’s called Klein Pella……..????
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One of a few irrigation dams for the date trees and grapes
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And the grapes wherever you look….huge operation this! There must be at least x10 of these vinyards…..
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Topping up one of the dams
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I have decided to forward my CV to em, I will except anything available….just to be there
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Sunset:
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The following morning Koos made some breakkie
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Oh JOY………. Now the next holiday seems so far away…… 
After chilling here for 2 days, we decided to start the Namakwa 4×4 route the following day, which starts in Pella, but found a shortcut from the farm 17km and decided to follow the twee spoor. We were not disappointed
http://www.linx.co.za/info/offices/nc16publ.html or email Marika at marikag@namakwa-dm.gov.zaCost is R150.00 per vehicle for your 5 day’s, and can only be driven from East to West
You start at Pella here: S29 01.963 E19 09.404 ….still don’t know if there is an office, but no one stopped or asked and ends near Vioolsdrift here: S28 52.948 E17 43.046
You could expect to drive anything from 230km – 350km in this area, there are various routes you can choose. See Mapsource mape here:
Allocated campsites are marked, some better than other, however as we did, find a nice spot and crash. Take own wood, food, drinks, water as you will have to be self sufficient. And no cell phone reception So best to travel min x2 vehicles
Route is not difficult however 4×4 is required in some places. Trailer not recommended….ask Koos
So off we headed from Klein Pella to Pella via a very scenic route:
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This friendly chap, helped with some directions
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A taste of some more to come
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Shortly we headed back into the mountains:
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From the main route there are a number of smaller roads leading towards the river, but be prepared to walk the last stretch, we took one of ’em
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Anyway it was time for a cuppa, while the others checked out the interesting stone formations
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My daughter thought she found real gold lying around….truth is the area is a gem
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Soon we were charged up and back on the road again with takes you towards the Klein Pella farm
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A part of Klein Pella from a distance
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You can he as mentioned overnight there or head on….
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We continued as we had arranged to meet Alec and his wife at Groot Melkboom camping area
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This section past Klein Pella is a faster section
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And the route takes you down to the river again
…..or rather T4A
We ended up in some very dense bush, and I heard Koos calling over the radio:
Koos: ‘Is jy hier deur????”
Me: Ja
Eish the Prado picked up some scratches, but had to happen sometime…..
And then Koos…..’Waar is julle?’
Me: ‘Hier!’
Koos: Ons het ‘n draad opgetel en kan nie voort nie……
Me: Het julle hulp nodig?
Koos: Sal laat weet
After 30 mins nothing, and we decided to head back into their direction and found these legs…..
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There must have been 1km of wire wrapped around the propshaft……
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And it was hot…………but everyone pulled in and assisted and within 2 hours of cutting and, and, and …we managed to get the wire removed. But with damage to the seal….
Hence his new nickname….’Draadkar’
We continued and monitored as the closest town was Sprinbok!
You pass Goodhouse:
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And this structure:
Nog:
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Grafte
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S28 53.963 E18 23.522
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Where Koos got stuck…… 
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But out wit a set of trax in no time
And then Frankin got stuck….eish…….. 
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The river was very inviting
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We pumped up the tubes and in no time were floating down some small rapids. Kids really njoyed emselves
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After up and down the river someone had to get back as out tummies were calling 
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Once again a beautiful drive
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Road leading towards Ramansdrif
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We stopped here as the road seemed to end
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And found some more graves
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We took a walk down towards the river and found a lovely….no awsome spot to camp This ‘spot’ could only be accessible as the water levels were low….so Mike looked at me…….and said….’Very cool place to camp ‘
Done We found a road leading down towards the river and headed for the spot
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Better than this it does not get……..
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Mike followed!
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Then Koos and the others
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Frankin
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And soon we were set up!
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The girls quickly found a fishing spot
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Koos ‘Ou Vale1’, wife Rita and Tommy:Prado 120 3.0 D4D Auto + off-road trailer Attachment:
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Not nice having vehicle trouble especially if caused by loose wire accidently wrapped around the prop…… Anyway we followed the road on the Southern part of the Richtersveld heading towards Eksteenfontein S28 49.434 E17 15.258
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Namakwa Namibia 2011 1688 (Medium).JPG [ 69.96 KiB | Viewed 220 times ] We only found a bottle store & pharmacy combo From Eksteenfontein we followed a scenic route towards Sendelingsdrift S28 07.364 E16 53.414
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a nice 20km drive! And on we drove towards Hobas where we we would meeet up with Koos & Rita!
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Some pics of the Fish river: Awsome place
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Some rain in the distance with the sun rising behind
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Seeheim Hotel:
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We moved on to small town called Aus and deided to camp at Klein Aus just a few km’s down the road, lovely ampsite they have in the hills
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Off towards Luderitz S26 38.897 E15 09.248
On route to Luderitz some interesting station houses
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Namakwa Namibia 2011 2148 (Medium).JPG [ 39.41 KiB | Viewed 522 times ] We decided to stay over at a backpackers and found this old ‘still running’ Deutz overlanding truck parked in the driveway. The owner travels through Africa and was doing some preparations for his next expedition……! On their last trip they got stuck somewhere in Botswana for 3 months, hence the boat on the roof and used it to paddle to town to get supplies…! Who needs a vehicle
Possible new entry for the 2013 Dakar
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And OOOOMS was about to demonstrate to us his mountaineering skills to see if the eagle had chicks in the nest
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Namakwa Namibia 2011 235 (Medium).JPG [ 99.85 KiB | Viewed 380 times ] Koos and Rita advised that they had to start heading home as ‘work’ was calling, so we would now travel on our own. We chatted with some camp buurman, who was afraid to drive the riverbed alone, so we decided to show them the beautiful riverbed the next morning. Drive approx. 70km towards Usakos and there is a very nice ‘twee spoor’ road leading into the canyon. PM me for details or co-ords. Then there is a short but tricky section you need to go through (not to be done alone) as my friend with his Navara almost….almost rolled his vehicle here. Luckily we managed to get him out of the situation….. frikkadel dit was amper en daarna moes hy sy rocksliders maar beskadig…. Attachment:
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Namakwa Namibia 2011 282 (Medium).JPG [ 92.85 KiB | Viewed 380 times ] We drove approx. 40km’s in the canyon towards Swakop and exited here at this mine Attachment:
Namakwa Namibia 2011 286 (Medium).JPG [ 60.24 KiB | Viewed 380 times ] We said our goodbuy’s and headed for town for some B&B accommodation which was not that easy to find as everything was fully booked, however we managed to find a cancellation made earlier that day The next day I called Trevor ‘Hi-Hilux’ who was in Henties and advised that were would be passing through adn he kindly invited us for some coffee…..or shall I say I invited myself Willem ‘Doom’ and his family kindly nagged us to come and say hello at Mile 110 and after a brief discussion with my wife agreed that we would go and visit them as we were in the area only 180km from where we were. Attachment:
Upon our arrival at Mile 110 (St Nowhere) we were directed to the VIP stands where Willem – Doom and his family were camping! Certainly has it’s advantages with a man of his stature
We quickly introduced ourselves and I new straight away ‘hier gaan ons lekker kuier’
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509 (Medium).JPG [ 71.57 KiB | Viewed 329 times ] Who said it was hot in Dec…..? The following day we decided to take a drive to the Messum Crater: Satellite view: http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w … wa&DG=CRTR On route to the crater we stopped a many Welwitchia plants along the route Attachment:
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When viewing the area / crater is you need quite some imagination as to the size of the area as it apeared some 130 million years ago! (Andy may remeber this though….
) The crater is large estimate 7km across…? Could be more!
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634 (Medium).JPG [ 41.42 KiB | Viewed 315 times ] We had a really good time with Doom and his family and hope to see ’em soon again The following day we headed for Spitzkoppe: Attachment:
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722 (Medium).JPG [ 76.91 KiB | Viewed 315 times ] The following morning we were off to Mariental via Windhoek. We contacted Franken to see how he was doing (in Etosha) and advised that he was also heading South. Attachment:
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ust a few km’s up the road we passed the Kalahari Anib Lodge and wify wanted to stay over here as the pics from a brochure was pretty nice! And so it was
There are only x3 campsites here so best you book this one.They also have x2 swimming pools and horses, a zebra wandering about the pool area, restaurant, bar & game drives The kidz liked this
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All good things come to an end, and we had to break away from our wonderful travelling partners (duty calls). Headed from Swakop through Windhoek (unfortunately on a Sunday because I still have an argument with their local brewer about the cost of their product compared to what we pay in SA for imported stock) and camped over at Gobabis .
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DSCN1117.JPG [ 121.43 KiB | Viewed 390 times ] Into Botswana and heading home we aimed for Kang and decided to book a log cabin rather than setting up camp. Had some great Botswana beef fillet on the coals and watch the sun go down on the Kalahari Attachment:
DSCN1129.JPG [ 92.03 KiB | Viewed 390 times ] The rest was donkeys, donkeys, SA border control intimidation for a bribe, toll roads, potholes and ……………….. maar dit was great Ooooms, Ooods, kids, Franken, Mike & Sonja |
But clearly it was not their first time here, Willem had everything including the dishwasher