adri and johan snyman's namibian and zambian trip diary
adri and johan snyman's namibian and zambian trip diary
adri and johan snyman's namibian and zambian trip diary
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Sunday 2 September<br />
After a not so quiet night, due to the proximity of some busy roads <strong>and</strong> an airport, we first did<br />
some last minute shopping in Windhoek before we departed for Gobabis where we refuelled the<br />
vehicles <strong>and</strong> filled our Jerrycans, as the availability of fuel on our intended route was uncertain.<br />
We travelled along the MR119 towards Rietfontein <strong>and</strong> turned off on the Dorsl<strong>and</strong> Trail at<br />
Talismanus. Petrol <strong>and</strong> diesel was available at a building on the left-h<strong>and</strong> side of the road in<br />
Talismanus.<br />
The route was very s<strong>and</strong>y right from the start with bush encroachment right to the edge of the<br />
track. This is not the place for the faint-hearted with vehicles that have shiny paintwork ! We<br />
slept on the site reported to be the last camping spot of the late Jan Joubert <strong>and</strong> spent a<br />
considerable time contemplating al the things this remarkable man might still have achieved if he<br />
did not meet his untimely end.<br />
Total distance for the day was 497km (227 on tar- <strong>and</strong> 270km on gravel- <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong> roads) <strong>and</strong><br />
travelling time was 8½ hours.<br />
Monday 3 September<br />
We had a very quiet night <strong>and</strong> awoke to the plaintive cries of a lonely jackal at sunrise.<br />
We visited the site where Jan Joubert was murdered <strong>and</strong> also the site where his body was<br />
eventually found.<br />
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