The Journey Home
Sadly, the next morning we had to leave and start our trek home. But not before we got to be entertained by the troop of baboons and klipspringer from our balcony. So our return journey was definitely going to be via Mussina as we had read reports that this road had just been redone. Well not the first 10km from the Gate… OMG we were dodging not only potholes but huge elephant poops all over the road!! And this was outside the gates… Just where were the elephants hiding? It was all fresh poop and lots of it. The potholed, pooped road gave way to some decent tar, shortly followed by torrential rain storms for about 7 hours of driving time! Researched accommodation in Bloemfontein, found Emtonijeni Country Lodge. Quaint country lodge with a very attentive owner, Henry. Lovely big room and bathroom, beautiful gardens and delicious breakfast. A bit of a muddy potholed road to get there, but we were used to that by now. Always great to enter the Western Cape and to finally see our Table Mountain again – there's no place like home 😊 except that it comes with a reality check… we need to go to work and make up for lost working hours. Still it was an amazing 50th birthday trip, one never to be forgotten. Thank you to everyone who made it possible.
Mapungubwe Tiana's 50th Birthday Trip · 16 MAR 2022