Cottage 1

We stayed two nights in Twanka Karoo National Park – the first night at a cottage without electricity. The site was very dark for using our telescope – though the clouds were not cooperating always. Some succulents were abundant on the nearby hills, but it was not as rich in succulents as some other locations we stayed at.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Our cottage.

Road near our cottage. Good place to explore.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Beautifully restored interior of this old cottage. Fully functional kitchen but no electricity. Refridgerator ran off gas.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — One of the two rooms.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Old water heater widely used in South Africa in the past. The local name in South Africa is “Donkey boiler”.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — No electricity made for very atmospheric dining.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Our cottage in the background.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — A very dry environment, nevertheless there were succulents to be found.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Typical landscape.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — One of the succulents we found while exploring near the cottage.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Succulents.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — A crassula flowering.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Hoodia gordonii with our cottage in the background.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — View from the top of the hill.

An Aloe. This was a few miles away from the cottage.

Note the Aloes.

Another succulent.

A Gemsbok.

DSC_3464 - Version 2 — Tortoise.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Back at the cottage – a great place for stargazing with our 8 inch Celestron. This is about the largest telescope that can travel in checked luggage.

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