RI7ER JOURNAL POSTS

Ine and i awoke to being soaked by the nights dew . We also had shade in our camp , so had to wait a while to dry gear before departing . An easy mornings paddle with a combination of flat pools , wide fast flowing roller coaster rapids , under the bridge at the busy Vioolsdrif/Noordoewer border post and then greeted by a large layered rock wall of mini Grand Canyon proportions . Then into a wide open vista looking into Namibia of the Tandjiesberge range to the north in Namibia.

An afternoon of cleaning gear and repairing my boats rudder in the shade of Tamarisk and Pine trees at Fiddlers Creek campsite . Ine and i took a walk to Rooiwal shop and met Oom Jan who gave us a lift halfway. Stocked up on supplies for the last time . The evening was spent chatting with raft guides and their guests at the “ Bosbavok “ bar , a traditional potjie prepared by Maudie . Had a few beers with Jana and Francois , squeezed a Tequila down and then a short nap .

Borrowed Francois’ 4x4 to take Ine to the border post at 2:30 am . The bus to Cape Town only arrived at 5:15 am . I fell asleep waitin’ for the bus and hardly remembered driving back to pass out at 6am for a 2 hour sleep .

Was a great time with Ine for the last 12 days . C ya back in Sjoa in a few weeks.