Due to the changing transport issues, we don't have any cooking equipment with us until we meet up with Shashe, so its an easy first breakfast as all we have to do is roll out of our sleeping bags, rub the sleep out of our eyes, and head up the hill to the bar where food is waiting. Everyone has been warned not to get used to this - slave labour starts soon!
This trip is a participation tour, which means that everyone gets involved with cooking, cleaning, washing up and the all-time favourite - packing. We've chosen not to run a rota except for cooking - which technically means no one ever has a day off!
With duties still a distant threat until the afternoon we pack up and leave Highlanders for the border. We follow the Oliphants wine route for a while and pass through Springbok, which features mountains where gold was mined. The drive is uneventful and we reach the South African border in good time. Some time later and we're through, all in one piece. We only have 10km to go after the border (the Orange River is the actual physical border between South Africa and Namibia) until we get to our Camp - Felix Unite.
Felix Unite is a beautiful campsite, with a much needed pool overlooking the very swollen river (we couldn't stay at our usual campsite on the South African side as its currently underwater - on the way down last time we were getting reports that the water levels of the river were rising 1m per day - so no canoeing then!)
Tip of the day: South African Rand have the same value as Namibian dollars and can be used in Namibia
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