Location: South Africa

Summary:

Today was our changeover day as Gertjan and I crossed the border into South Africa. We make a great team - I handle all the driving while he takes care of navigation and communication. The border crossing from Namibia went smoothly since we were the only ones there, giving everyone plenty of time to process us. I didn't need to use the Carnet de Passage since it covers multiple Southern African countries. The only delay was due to having a different passport than when I entered Namibia, so they had to look up my entry records and make notes. The weather was nice and warm, so the wait wasn't bothersome. Our original plan was to stay in Springbok, but we hit an unexpected challenge - a South African government event was happening there, bringing crowds from everywhere and filling all the hotels. We couldn ...