Short trip report – Bush Break - Steenbokpan
My business activities have kept me hellish busy and have been hogging up to much time in my diary of late so it was time to point the Patrol towards the Bushveld and take some serious time out.
My youngest son and I packed “Makhulu” with all the nodige goeters for a long weekend and headed off to a private game farm in the Steenbokpan district between Lephalele and the Bots border. I opted to drive via Modimolle via Vaalwater and then through Lephalele to the farm – was a mistake as the section between Modimolle and Vaalwater is stuffed with Ry /Go’s and we wasted time waiting.
Anyhow the rest of the trip there was uneventful and we had our camp up by 9am. The entire area is very dry and dusty as can be seen by attached pics and I noticed that many of the warthogs around are real “maer varke”. In fact the only green I saw was the Windhoek beer bottles I took with. Weather was great, nice and warm and many of the indigenous trees are already shooting buds, no doubt rain will be most welcome and get things greener quickly.
I must admit that I spent more time chilling with the Captain than driving around and my Troll did not even have to be put into 4x4 to deal with the thick sand in the area. All in all it made up for a nice break and my son enjoyed the trip too much.
Our route home was via Thabazimbi, Northam and Rustenberg – roads are fine and it added up to a leisurely drive through the bushveld.
Short trip report – Bush Break - Steenbokpan
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Re: Short trip report – Bush Break - Steenbokpan
A very dry camp ...
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As can be seen, my Windhoek Draughts were the greenest thing around ..
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Re: Short trip report – Bush Break - Steenbokpan
Nothing like a "bush TV" to relax around ..
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Re: Short trip report – Bush Break - Steenbokpan
Heading home ... all too soon.
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Re: Short trip report – Bush Break - Steenbokpan
I would like to have a Gamefarm there - but have to win the lotto first!!
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I'll sponsor you Kobus,
I'll be getting another USD82mill, courtesy of a dead Ugandan general's wife!
I'll be getting another USD82mill, courtesy of a dead Ugandan general's wife!
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Re: Short trip report – Bush Break - Steenbokpan
What did you do to her? and does she want some more? 
Mag ons ons kenniskry met lekkerkry aanhoukry.
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Re: Short trip report – Bush Break - Steenbokpan
Stefan, you and a moerse klomp of us! They just need my bank details to transfer the money...!
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