Day FOUR Sunday 7th April

How awesome to sleep next to this majestic 2000 year old tree,  all alone in the world with the birds and hyenas keeping us company, I went to sleep by counting the stars, got to 2,5 billion - then lost count.
All our blankets, duvets, pillows, towels and other sleeping paraphanalia were wet from the dew over night, will have to dry as we drive because we left early, I left all my change with the broken lock even though I don't believe they have the right to lock this tree away from people coming a long way to see it.
Headed to Graskop via Bushbuckridge, which was a squatter camp last time I came this way, now it looks like a stretch of about 50km with lots of well built houses  all over the rolling green hills, very African, I'm very impressed, but still nowhere to stop, no lookout points, long uphills and slow, hot travel, we stopped at a river so the dogs could cool off and play with the ball for a while, we discovered it was washing day so had time to interact with the locals.

 I got the camper caught in a donga and required a bunch of kids to help push me out, we also had to unlock someones bakkie and push it out the way, the kids managed it in a jiffy, again, very African.
Okay so if I had remembered Kowyns pass, I would never have gone this way, only 38km from the CBD to Graskop, but my word, all uphill and the last bit by the pass is 8km straight up, snake turns, no place to stop or pass, thank goodness traffic was light, not that that made much of a difference as everyone passed me regardless, uphill, solid white lines, steep curves, made no difference, a truck overtook and was heading straight for another truck coming the other way, me and two guys behind me took evasive action climbing onto the curb and stopping, not wanting to get caught if they crashed into each other, idiots with no regard for life, anyones!!!!
Came down the hill towards Graskop and pulled in to Panarama camping site, could not face setting up camp on the side of the road after this hard day. 174km today felt like a 1000.
Found a nice spot to sleep overlooking the valley and met George who lives here, he has a VW van he converted with a V6 engine, he showed it off to me. Nice to have a bath and sleep safely outside, no appetite but did have a great cup of coffee.