Belated post--trip from Namibia to South Africa

This was supposed to have been posted a long time ago. I thought about just deleting it, but someone wanted me to post it anyway. So here it is, for the benefit of anyone interested!
 The morning we started for South Africa, we had a lot of stuff to pack. It was interesting trying to figure out how to get seven people and lots of camping gear into this five-seater Land Cruiser and camping trailer. We had to pack tents, bedding, cooking stuff, lawn chairs, etc.

 

The last tent to come down.

 Under Uncle Piet's direction, the boys had to pack and repack the top of the Land Cruiser to get everything to fit.

 Finally tying down the load. There was stuff packed in the back of the Land Cruiser too, with just enough room for two people to lie down on top. There wasn't room to sit up straight!

 Some baboons we saw along the road.

 Our first night, we young people stayed in the same tent-houses we had stayed in on our way north. Uncle Piet and Aunt Hester stayed overnight with acquaintances of theirs who lived nearby. For supper, we feasted on sandwiches. You can be sure that before going to bed, we girls thoroughly checked our beds to be sure there were no spiders! No more spider bites, thank you!

Candace and I enjoy our tea at a restaurant the next morning. The secretary of the Bible Society of Namibia treated our whole group to breakfast. He thanked us for helping get Bibles to places that the Bible Society has been unable to reach. 

 A stop by the road side for lunch.

The second night, we stayed in these cabins at a hotel complex in the middle of Botswana.

 Inside the cabin we girls stayed in.

After crossing the border into South Africa on Friday, we camped Friday night and Saturday night in a small game park. We saw quite a few animals there. Here are a couple female kudu.  I want to maybe add more animal pictures but for now I will post this.