August 2025 Wild Camping in the Tankwa Karoo There are few places in South Africa that we will go back to again and again. The Tankwa Karoo is definitely one of those places. The Tankwa Karoo, an a…| Wet and Dusty Roads
July 2025 Winter camping on the water’s edge For eager campers, like us, it is really hard to wait for summer to go camping. And with our new camping companion (read here), a winter camp is no long…| Wet and Dusty Roads
February 2022 Hike to the Maltese Cross On our last day at Kromrivier, we woke up at 5:30. We wanted to hike to the well-known Maltese Cross … another hot day was predicted, and we therefore had to…| Wet and Dusty Roads
February 2022 Exploring the Stadsaal Caves/Grotte (“City Hall Caves”) & Rock Art Paintings We have driven past the entrance to the Stadsaal Caves many times before – always on our way to a camp…| Wet and Dusty Roads
June 2025 Fantastic Cederberg rock scenery In our previous post, we told you about our camping weekend – and our new camping trailer – at Kromrivier in the Cederberg Mountains (read here). During a…| Wet and Dusty Roads
June 2025 Camping in late Autumn & introducing our Metalian Parthian trailer It is true that we have already written a few posts about a previous camping weekend at Kromrivier in the spectacula…| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 The last notes of our Namibian road trip After 11 posts about our incredible road trip through southern Namibia, it is now time to say goodbye to this beautiful, rugged country. On our las…| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 A geographical wonder & quirky campsite Helmeringhausen was such a wonderful place to camp (read here). We wouldn’t have minded spending another night here, but it was time to move on. After a blissful night in our rooftop tent – with no wind at all – we woke up early the next morning. […]| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 Visiting a castle and camping next to a hotel in Helmeringhausen After a very windy and sleepless night at Sesriem near Sossusvlei (read here), we were ready to hit the road before sunrise. At the garage where we refuelled our ‘bakkie’, the owner just gave us one look while sliding two chicken & […]| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 Namibian Wild Horses & Garub Train Station After we witnessed the beautiful sunrise at Kwelanga River Lodge near Vioolsdrif (read here), it was finally time to cross the border into Na…| Wet and Dusty Roads
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May 2025 Colonial architecture on the edge of the Namib Desert After we enjoyed our time among the Namibian Wild Horses (read here), we had to drive another 100km/62 miles to Lüderitz where we woul…| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 High red dunes, dead trees and a windy Sesriem Warning: This is going to be a long post, but please stay with us. There are many photos we want to share with you and also a challenging camp story towards the end. You may remember our amazing late afternoon at NamibRand Family Hideout […]| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 An old farmhouse, red sand dunes, wildlife and rain in the desert In our previous post, we showed you the beautiful road leading to NamibRand Nature Reserve (read here). NamibRand Nature Reserve: The NamibRand Nature Reserve is a small addition to the Namib-Naukluft National Park, which is one of the largest nature reserves […]| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 Travelling on Namibia’s beautiful dirt roads In our previous post, we told you about our first camping experience in Namibia at Klein-Aus Vista, aptly named Desert Horse Campsite (read here). In this post, we are driving from Klein-Aus Vista to our next overnight spot – a lovely old farmhouse in the NamibRand Nature […]| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 Desert Horse Campsite & Namibian Wild Horses After our morning visit to the ghost town Kolmanskop (read here), we returned to Lüderitz to do some shopping. For the next few days, we wi…| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 Ghost town in the Namib Desert In our previous post, we showed you how beautiful it was in the coastal town of Lüderitz (read here). The next morning, we left before sunrise because there …| Wet and Dusty Roads
May 2025 En route to the Namibian border Oh yes, I know, we all want to get to the Namibian part of this series and see all the beautiful places that Berto and I visited. But you know me – getting …| Wet and Dusty Roads
March 2025 At the beginning of March, Berto had to fly to Cape Town for a few days for work purposes. He probably suspected that I was missing Cape Town (and our friends) because a few days before …| Wet and Dusty Roads
Caramelised Sweet Potatoes (Soetpatats) Caramelised sweet potatoes (or ‘Soetpatats’ in Afrikaans) is a traditional South African dish. It’s a delicious side dish (some people woul…| Wet and Dusty Roads
Deboned Leg of Lamb (prepared in a ‘vuurvarkie’) In our family, Christmas lunch traditionally consists of leg of lamb, gammon, roasted potatoes, yellow rice and caramelised sweet potatoes. And even…| Wet and Dusty Roads
December 2024 – That’s a wrap And just like that, our three-week camping holiday at Yellow Sands is over! In today’s post we are going to summarise 3 weeks of fun times, delicious camp food a…| Wet and Dusty Roads
July 2024 The day before we left our hometown of Langebaan, we decided to look for wildflowers. We are still about two months away from the lovely spring season and since the West Coast has had goo…| Wet and Dusty Roads
June 2024 Since we arrived in the Eastern Cape Province two years ago, the Addo Elephant National Park has been a place we really wanted to visit. We knew a regular weekend would be too short for s…| Wet and Dusty Roads
Chicken Potjie What is a ‘potjie’ (pronounced ‘poikee’)? It’s a traditional South African meal consists of meat and vegetables and cooks slowly in a round cast iron ‘potjie’ over an open fire. This…| Wet and Dusty Roads
