Umlani Bush Camp to Johannesburg via Mount Sheba
Yesterday, we reluctantly departed Umlani Bush Camp to make our way back to Johannesburg, with a one-night stop at a lodge in Mount Sheba on the panoramic route, arriving back in Jo-Burg today at about 2:30 pm. The drive was very scenic and was quite similar in ways to the interior of British Columbia, with arid hills and sweeping mountain views. Unfortunately, as we neared Jo-Burg, we encountered a very thick smog of coal smoke from a nearby power station.
We left 30+ C weather in Kruger and Umlani Camp for a temperate 17 C in Jo-Burg. We’ll spend 4 nights here, drop off our Toyota Corolla, pick up our Toyota TRAX 4 x 4 HILUX camper, do some grocery shopping and then head out to the great wide open for 6 weeks of camping, lodging, self-drive safaris and adventure in Namibia and Botswana.
Before we enter Namibia, we’ll spend a night in Kuruman in the Northern Cape Province and then 2 nights camping on the South African side of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Kalahari Desert. Once we enter Namibia, we’ll have spent over 6 weeks travelling through South Africa.
Below is a pic of our home for the next 6 weeks.
