I woke in the Bethel caravan park before sunrise. This is what I saw.
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| Misty morning........ don''t see no sun..... |
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| Happy to have slept well .... but misted out |
I left the caravan park without paying. Nobody was at the gate the night before nor the morning, so, who was I to look a gift (Bethal-born) horse in the mouth.
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Bethel camp site
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The morning was so cold and misty, I stopped a few times to defrost and wonder....... where's the sun?? I drove on, through the mistJohannesburg on the N17. For hours the mist persisted. I saw another strange sign 9below).... there were no trees, no signs of owls...... but every 5km a sign said..... "owls for 5km???". very strange, anyway.... onward chilly bones.
Eventually I got through the mist and made it to an area called the Karoo. The N1 had been kind, but boring. it was a straight road, a road for the brainless who just wanted to drive straight. It's not adventurous, not exciting, but it gets you there quickly, and with the minimum vehicular damage.
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| Karoo water pump |
In the Karoo I made it to a town called Colesberg. Now...... I knew this town. i had driven through here a few times in my short life. The place had a nice name .... but it was misspelt. The name was "
Coldberg", not Colesberg.
So I knew right on where I wanted to go..... the Colesberg Lodge.
COLESBERG LODGE
I had stayed here before and knew the lodge. It provided clean, neat, safe accommodation at a reasonable price. I got a room (with twin beds), with secure parking and an en-suite bathroom for R315. No tv, just a ceiling fan...... this probably meant more to people during summer months. i was happy with just a warm bed and clean blankets, and a hot shower of course.
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| "Camping" at the Colesberg Lodge |
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