Go Drive & Camp May 2019

72 |May2019go! Drive&Camp

We chosethePlatjanborderpost
asourpointofentry,andwithin
20minuteswe hadcompletedthe
paperwork,gotourpassportsstamped
andwerebac kono urway–what a
pleasure!Fromthere,youheadsouthwest
togettotheLimpopoRiverLodge,about
40kmfromthebordercrossing.

What’s it like?
Thecampiscleanandneat,asarethe
bathroomfacilities.Althoughthereisno
electricityavailable, thereareparaffin
lampsthatcreateplentyofatmosphere
whenthesungoesdownand
therearesolargeysersorhot-
waterdonkeysthatensureyou

It’s acampsitejust over theborder between SouthAfricaand Botswana.

Jaco and Hanna-LetRautenbachfromTzaneentell us whytheyconsider

the LimpopoRiverLodgeto be the perfect geta way.

Heavennear home

canenjoyahotshowerwhilewatching

theLimpopoRiverflow by andenjoy

Botswana’sbeaut y.

Thecaretaker,Isaac,stopsby oftento

checkthateverythingisgoingsmoothly

andal waysgoesoutofhiswaytom ake

sureyou’re comfortable.Hecleansyour

standeveryday,andyourbraa iasw ell.

(Heevenwashed ourdishes.)

Itgetssodarkherethatyoudon’ teven

seethesilhouettesofthesurrounding

forest.Luckily, thenightskyoffers

somerespiteasthestarsshine

brightly–whichisa wesomeif you’re

abuddingastronomer.

You’resosecludedandsocloseto

naturethatonenightwe hadahyena

cominguptoourtent.Evenaleopard,

thatmostelusive ofthebigcats,casually

tiptoedpastourvehicle–wef ound

itsclearfootprintsinthesandthe

nextmorning.

MY SPOT