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Following our trip to Karoo National Park, we went to Camdeboo near Graaff-Reinet. This was our third visit to the park, although the weather was less favorable than during our previous stays. While caravanning in a small caravan offers more comfort than camping in a tent, it’s still not ideal when the weather prevents you from enjoying the outdoors. The only disadvantage of the Gecko is the limited space available indoors. However, we set up our indoor table, brought the kettle and other essentials inside, and managed to enjoy our breakfast without getting wet!

We did two game drives on our full day in the park. The first we accessed from the campsite but were prevented from accessing the whole park because of an inaccessible road. Later in the day, we traveled 5 kilometers through the town and onto the R63 to reach the game reserve’s entrance gate.

Despite our best efforts, we saw very little. It seems the creatures were hiding in their burrows, dens, and nests! Below are the photos of what we saw on both drives.

The Vervet Monkeys were amusing and certainly found us just as interesting as we found them.

We were lucky enough to spot Black Wildebeest also known as White-tailed Gnu. They were quite a distance away so photographs are not that clear.

Even the birds were scarce but we enjoyed those that braved the cold and wet. Spotted Thick-knee are very photogenic. Ostriches seem to like any weather.

We departed from the park at 5 o’clock. Earl and I had enjoyed meals at Pioneers restaurant during previous visits to Graaff-Reinet, so we opted to dine there for supper. To our surprise, it was now under new management and renamed Frontier. Despite the alterations, the cuisine remained outstanding. Even though it was early on a Sunday evening, the place was bustling, and we were fortunate to secure a table. Cath and Alec savored tasty lamb shanks, Earl chose the Springbok shank, and I indulged in a delightful traditional Bobotie.

We left Camdeboo this morning and arrived at Mountain Zebra at 11:15 am. The weather was cold and overcast but it did not rain so setting up camp went smoothly. More about our visit here next time.