It rained heavily overnight. The tin roof of our accommodation no doubt made it sound like it was raining harder than it was but it really did sound like it was bucketing down. It woke us up at least twice during the night. The thought crossed my mind about flash flooding, crossing the low lying bridges and rivers on the way in and it seemed to cross a few others minds in the group as well....

We went for a (bird) walk before breakfast at 7am and S & B added 2 lifers to their list. A coffee stop at the Lazy Lizard and then back to our guest house for breakfast, pack the cars and hit the road. We took the Swartberg Pass which (not surprisingly) runs over the Swartberg mountain range. It was completed in 1888. The dry-stone retaining walls that are in place today are still the original ones...

In some ways it feels like a long time since our January Namibia trip but in others it feels like only the other day. It was only 2 months ago so you might be surprised that we are 'on holiday' again (my Dad asked me 'How much leave do you get?' with a surprise in his voice when I told him we were heading off on a road trip today). This was a long time planned...