We all have these photos … throwback photos!

It’s described as ‘nostalgia-inducing pictures … from a different era of your life”.

Every Thursday we will throw a few photos of ‘way back when’ on our blog. Why on a Thursday? Because it’s just a day away from the weekend … and we love weekends!

You are welcome to join in or just enjoy the photos (#TB Thursday).

May/June 2016 – West Coast and Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Because De Hoop campsite is such a lovely place, we decided to stay here for two days. We arrived after lunch the day before and on our second day we just had a relaxed time, taking a short stroll, made a fire and enjoyed the tranquility.

Sunrise at our campsite De Hoop

Lovely day at De Hoop

Tranquility at the Orange River

While we were enjoying rusks and coffee, we heard a noise behind us. A herd of goats approached slowly. The goat keeper walked with them to a place where they could graze. How cute are those lambs?

Herd of goats

We decided to walk along the river to see what was behind the hill. Although it was the beginning of winter, it was a lovely warm day and perfect for a stroll.

On the other side of the Orange River is Nambia

Almost a moon landscape

To our surprise we saw a big group of vehicles camped close to us. They were very well equipped; generators and solar panels for power and even clotheslines … I’m sure they had real fridges and showers!

Big camping group

We made a fire in the late afternoon and enjoyed the rest of the day on the banks of the Orange River.

Preparing lunch

The same herd of goats walked past us again – this time back to their ‘kraal’ for the night. They decided to graze on our little piece of grass for a while, not at all bothered by us sitting a few meters away from them.

The same goats of earlier

Look for juicy leaves among the thorns

We prepared a piece of steak for lunch along with a potato bake that we made for the first time on the fire. There was also a bottle of curried green bean salad. We didn’t have all the luxuries of the group of campers near us, but I’m sure our food was just as good!

Steak and potato bake

Lunch

A few birds found loose pieces of cooked potato

That evening was one of the most beautiful ones we have ever had while camping. It was quiet, not cold and we just enjoyed being in nature.

Sunset

After it got dark we made another fire and had some toasted marshmallows. We loved our last night in the Richtersveld.

Toasted marshmallows

The next morning, we left the Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park to drive to our final destination for this trip. But to get there, we had to drive on a terribly rough road. We’ll tell you more about that in next week’s TB Thursday post.