Expeditions / Trips Triple D Dairy / Updates Pongola, Swaziland and Nelspruit
Saturday, 21 February 2009 12:17 Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 March 2009 17:30
When I woke up this morning my back was much better but not 100%. We ate some leftovers of the previous evening’s braai and made our way to the border after saying our goodbyes to Loenen. On our way to the border I stopped to get something for my back.
Once through on the Swaziland side we were back on the dirt. We did a bit of tar and then again tons of dirt. I set my GPS to keep us on the smaller roads. These in Swaziland are the dirt roads. I managed to get us a bit lost and when I looked to the GPS for guidance it claimed that we weren’t even on a road. With some help from the locals we managed to get back on track. But all this was taking longer than thought.
After a long day of driving loads of small dirt roads across Swaziland we managed to make the border at around 5:30pm. The next objective was to get to Nelspruit as quick as possible to catch the rugby. We raced the 90km to Nelspruit and once there I consulted the GPS for the nearest pub. We went to the Cock & Bull if I remember the name correctly. We got out own corner inside with enough space to put all our luggage. Rugby, beers, pizzas and smiles all around.
After the game we asked some locals where we could find a camping spot but no one seemed to know. Then a guy and a girl told us they know of a backpackers that is cheap and they will show us where it is. We had a couple of drinks with them at the backpacker’s bar. The barmen said we can camp in the garden if we like and it would be cheaper than getting dorm beds. After the drinks we were so tired and lazy we just slept outside on a ground sheet.
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