Saturday 12 August 2023 Day 1 at Twee Rivieren

We left Monate at nine o’clock this morning.   It was once again a beautiful sunny morning with temperatures beginning at about 18 degrees C and rising to the early thirties by midday. 

It was a three-hour drive to Twee Rivieren and the closer we got to the park the more the landscape changed to typical Kalahari with its red dunes.

It was awesome to see Twee Rivieren again.  We were here last in 2018 and Cathy and Alec visited in 2019.

Once we had checked in at reception which was quick and efficient we made our way to the campsite and set up.  We chose sites next to each other that had shelters.   This time of the year TR can get quite windy and that means DUST.  We would be relatively sheltered and also close to the ablutions, laundry and kitchen.

Once we were settled we had some lunch and while everyone went to have a lie down I took a walk around the camp and visited the shop before coming back to read my book until 3 pm.

These are photos of some of the camp’s wildlife

At about 3:30 we took a short game drive.  The temperature was in the thirties and was very hot. 

The South African section of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park was called The Kalahari Gemsbok Park and of course, we saw quite a few members of that species.

It was not a bad start to our Kgalagadi stay. The internet was down for a few hours and we could not refuel as the card machine was not working. Fortunately, we had enough to last for our short drive and when we returned they were back online. However, the internet is very slow and erratic and my blog posts will surely be affected by that.

Thanks to those who have made comments on WordPress, Facebook, and the groups I share links on. If I don’t reply it is all to do with trying to post while the internet is good and sometimes I just don’t get to reading all the comments.