DAY 5 to 8 (21 July to 24 July 2015)

I spent the morning in Krugersdorp repairing a water leak and 14h00 hoping to get to Vryburg that evening.  At about 18h00 I was so tired and decided to find a camping site as soon as possible.  Near Ottosdal signage net to the road indicated a lodge and camp site some 70 km further which I followed with the last 15 km dirt road.  Upon arriving at the farm house gate the place seemed absolutely deserted.  A faded cell phone number at the gate is what I called and the farmer kindly said that he would open the gate for me. Upon his arrival at the gate I got out of my vehicle to greet him and all of a sudden I heard the loudest roar of a Lion I have ever heard.  I nearly @#$% myself and the next second I found myself back in the driving seat of my vehicle with the farmer almost killing himself with laughter.  I got out and asked if it was really a Lion – to which he answered “Yes – one of a 110 of them”.  To my disbelief I had arrived at a Lion breeding farm with the most amazing camp site and lodge with a 110 lion roaring within 15 metres of my vehicle all night – AMAZING.

The next day I travelled to Kuruman and camped at Red Sands Lodge after which drove to Upington and camped for two nights at a wonderfull resort called Oranjerus Holiday Resort and Camp Site on the Banks of the Orange River.