{"id":3264,"date":"2016-03-21T07:05:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T05:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/?p=3264"},"modified":"2016-05-05T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T14:33:56","slug":"kruger-2016-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/?p=3264","title":{"rendered":"Kruger 2016, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

We left De Rust fairly late because Meiringspoort<\/a> is much less spectacular at night. The bridges in Meiringspoort are often washed away by floods, and the subsequent upgrades have been a constant improvement, making for a really nice road to drive.<\/p>\n

Other side of Meiringspoort, the N12 runs past Caroluspoort<\/a> and straight on to the N1 just before Beaufort West. And from there it’s the long slog north.<\/p>\n

Not being as young as I used to be, I wanted to pick a halfway (between De Rust and Kruger) spot to overnight, and I settled on the Vaal<\/a>. Distance-wise it’s more than half-way, but remember that I have deliveries and pick-ups and I wanted to take the scenic route via Long Tom Pass<\/a> so the Vaal’s a good choice.<\/p>\n

The guest house I googled<\/a>, not so much.\"P1120422s\"<\/p>\n

The geyser plumbing is interesting in a Not Right way, which makes the shower very difficult to get right. I left it running after I finished showering so that Tanya wouldn’t have to go through the same process of finding the one spot where the water was neither scalding hot or freezing.<\/p>\n

\"P1120425s\"<\/p>\n

Don’t get me wrong — apart from the shower the place is perfectly adequate — but if you compare this at R550 to Olivier’s Rust in De Rust at R500, it falls flat miserably.<\/p>\n

We had supper at Fandangos<\/a> which is pretty good but rather expensive.<\/p>\n

From Vereeniging the R42 goes past this gorgeous place<\/a> just outside Heidelberg, which I’ve blogged about before<\/a>. Accommodation is not in the main house but in converted outbuildings, and it’s also rather expensive at R600\/night. But I’ve made a note to drive a bit further and consider Heidelberg as an overnight stop next time.<\/p>\n

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