We have now left the sand dune area and are 500km closer to our destination of Cape Town. The area we have travelled in today is the Orange River wine region and it is lush vegetation after the arid desert. This region produces 40% of South Africa’s wine. This is also the area where the mighty Orange River falls 56m into a gorge below thus forming the Augrabies Falls. It is the world’s 6^th largest falls. The gorge is 240m deep and 18km long. Tonight we stay in a guest house with AC , pool and all other amenities we lacked in the sand dunes. What a treat!!!!!( and no crawlies under the bed!!!)

Tomorrow we travel another 400km to a town called Calvinia, an historic town named after John Calvin, a Swiss religious reformer. The accommodation is a museum unto itself , filled with antiques  and the original architecture of the time period. One more day of travel until Cape Town.

The Augrabies Falls

The Hantam  Huis B&B where we are staying in Calvinia

Front pic of Hantam Huis in Calvinia

Just another day on the job, stuck in the sand this time

Just one of the many Orange River Valley vineyards