It’s been four weeks since we parked the van at Ngata and what a wonderful time it has been. The park is newly established and will soon have trees to offer some shade at the 7 stands. Each stand has its own electrical and water point, a private braai and a grassed area covered by a Moroccan style shade net inviting you to while away the hot summer days. There is also a plunge pool surrounded by a lawn for cooling off and relaxing. The park is secured by an unobtrusive electric fence and only residents are given the code to the gate. The on site Spa and Restaurant offer decadent diversions and visiting family were well accommodated in the Safari tents adjacent to the park.
The month has included putting up the full tent for the first time (including putting the patio section on upside down in 40C heat!). Then the rain arrived (along with our grandsons – 6 and 4 years old) and we were flooded before earthworks could be built to divert the water. A tent pole broke with the weight of the water on a badly erected section of the tent. Then the tap fittings inside the van burst loose and the inside of the van flooded before burning out the water pump.
But; we have had days that are interwoven with the weather, the phases of the moon, the wind and rain and the perfect starry, starry nights. We are in touch with the environment every day and our dreams have come true!
We have successfully managed to host guests, sort out our belongings, baked bread and cookies, braaied on the new Webber Gas braai, learned some of the van’s secrets and have laughed more than we have for a long time. We are learning to relax into the promise offered by a nomadic lifestyle.
Some sort of clock has struck midnight in our heads and research has begun on finding the next place to experience.
Itchy Feet! 