Rundu to Ghaub Farm – Monday September 3rd

I left the lodge hotel where I was staying and and stopped off in the town centre at an ATM. It took four attempts before I found a machine with cash in it and, needless to say, it was the one with the long queue of people beside it. Some day my luck may run out when I will be in a town with no cash.

It was three hundred kilometres to the town of Grootfontein and at that point I would make a right turn off the main road and go in search of this farmhouse guesthouse. My long time friend, Pat McGahern, had a connection with it several years ago and had asked me to stop off at it if I was in the general area.

Once I found it on my sat nav the only concern I had was the condition of the approach road because the last twenty three kilometres was all gravel. They assured me in advance by email that the road was quite adequate for a motorbike.

Once I turned off at the sign I just stood out of the seat and took my time. It was manageable enough but any discomfort was well compensated by the magnificent scenery.

It was stunning and when I pulled over along that stretch it was the silence that struck me most. Farms in Namibia are vast and you really feel that you are in the outback.

There was quite a grand entrance onto the property and I was warmly greeted and shown where to ride my motorbike to my room. There seemed to be about twelve rooms divided into four clusters of three. Mine was total luxury, it was cool without being air conditioned, and it even had a mini-bar.

I unpacked, showered and sat out on my porch with a cold beer. It was late afternoon by now and I nodded off.

The view from the porch was stunning and this place turned out to be a real gem. There three other couples, all German, staying there for a few days hill walking, horse riding and bush safaris.

Set dinner tasted gorgeous but I neither understood what the guy said that he was serving nor had a clue what it actually was. What I do know is that it took nearly three hours to serve it, by which time it was well dark and I was freezing.

Thanks for the tip Pat, I loved it……