Going nowhere slowly...? or...in our case, going somewhere fast! We spent most of yesterday on the road, travelling from Upington in the Northern Cape all the way down to Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape. A sum distance of about 851 km's.

Miles and miles of nothing would fly by - and if you looked carefully you would see subtle changes in the environment and in the types of plants and even sand... but it was so subtle a change that one would almost not even notice it - if you weren't looking for it. All beautiful though... and peaceful in its way - made us realise that life really is so simple.

We passed through quite a few small town on the way down. You know...those blink-and-miss-them type. The most interesting things to observe along route were the HUGE buffalo-weaver nests...as seen in the pic. Its always astounding to see what grandeur and complexity nature can produce... I think perhaps sometimes people almost underestimate the miracle of little creatures like the buffalo weaver...that possess skills and sometimes even an intelligence that way surpasses ours.

With our long journey behind us ( a total of almost 10 hours on the road...) it was such a pleasure to arrive at our home for the night; which we are lucky enough to say was Riverdene Lodge in the Shamwari Game Reserve... What a place to be able to rest our heads after a long day of travels.

*J&S*