Flying across the Camdeboo, UFO's and Noorsveld

Take a few moments to chat to a Karoo farmer about his day to day doings and you'll learn a lot about the passion for the land, conservation and community building. Trenly and Wilmarie had been the most amazing hosts, the jeep track had been graded  and the north wind continued to howl. We went to bed with a triple rainbow around a magnificent full moon and we woke up to two clouds, UFO looking but pancake looking to some. We headed out through fast, fast hard pack narrow roads, skirting the hills south of Kriegerskraal and then through the Harris veld with the most amazing aloes. Kendrew and Marais siding flew past but not before Bertus and Neal had rescued a Steenbok who flew head first into the fence and got stuck. Big sky country, the camdeboo, an incredible landscape! The wind turned a bit chilly and farmer Gerber's barn was a welcome stop out of he wind. Shortly after the stop we hit the Noors, a strange but valuable cactus type plant that is unique we think to tis area. Skirting Jansenville we hit the corrugation and after 130km, driekopvleiwes was an awesome site from the koppie preceding it.it was so lovely to see Charonne and Hansie Terblanche, our hosts for the night, after four years since ours last visit to the farm. THE most amazing game pie, lasagne and melktert with a bottle of Stone road merlot and a good chat to Hansie and Charonne, we hit the sack after another great day on the Transkaroo.