We are all so familiar with the phrase …. all roads lead to Rome …. During our KAROO TRAVELS all roads lead to CALVINIA…
After spending some time in this amazing town, enjoying the hospitality of the locals and incredible beauty that only mother nature can offer, we were on our way…We woke up early, with the sun shining brightly. We were back on track and the next stop…. Williston! On our way out we decided to stop, once more, at AKKERENDAM NATURE RESERVE, situated just north of Calvinia.
My favorite attraction in the reserve, is the dam with the mirror view of the Hantam Mountains lying in the back ground.
During the rainy season, water streams down from the mountains into the dam.
From the high ground towards the mountains, the amazing panoramic view of the town down below, will leave you speechless…
Once we filled up the motor home with fuel and water, we were ready to continue on our journey…We traveled along the R27 towards Williston. The road felt long and after traveling a distance of 122 km, we eventually arrived in WILLISTON. Here we stopped, stretched our legs and browsed around a bit before we continued to Carnarvon…
After a good night’s rest, a hot shower and huge breakfast, we were ready to hit the road again…
On our way to Carnarvon we saw a few farmsteads, interesting rock formations in unusual dark colours and a prickly pear bush here and there…
CARNARVON is a well established, small, town and we managed to purchase a few necessary items needed for our trip.
We spend the night in CARNARVON CARAVAN PARK where we were woken up by the crashing sound of a tree that fell over…thank goodness, it missed the motor home … Just, Just!
As always, we first went to explore the town before continuing on our journey…
LOXTON was the next stop! I’ve heard so much about the beauty of this little town, that I could not wait to see it for myself!Oh! Were we surprised?! A little paradise….trees and more trees…tall and green…everywhere!
Instead of an old car or truck body decorating a large open space (as normally found in Karoo towns) this old tractor & implement caught my eye…
The town is like a painting -a canvas of green, filled with different architecture styles, some dating back to the 1900’s.
The church in Loxton forms the center point in town. The roads are wide with decorative street lamps.
After a morning of pure delight we had to say good-bye to LOXTON and we made our way towards VICTORIA WEST.We drove down the main road… bordered with typical KAROO houses, build in different styles and a church right at the end…
I could imagine, how years ago, one could hear the sound of horses hooves tapping on the road as the old fokes were passing through…Everything in VICTORIA WEST has a historical feel…even this advertising medium.
Further up north on the N12, about 200 km from VICTORIA WEST, lies STRYDENBURG. It was late afternoon and we were heading towards our next destination….A quick stop at these thatched umbrellas was a absolute MUST!
When we arrived in STRYDENBURG it was almost dark and after supper, we prepared for a good nights rest…
Early the next morning, we started preparing the rig for the next shift. Before leaving town we did some site seeing and although the town is very small, it was worth our while to explore the unknown…At the far end of town this dam decorated a stretch of farmland.
With a huge ant hill on the one side and a prickly pear bush on the other the picture was complete…
It was time to say good-bye …