26 April 2016 - Carnarvon to Riemvasmaak

26 April 2016 - Carnarvon to Riemvasmaak

Road between Carnarvon and Van Wyksvlei. There are miles and miles of arrow-straight roads.

Wide open spaces cannot really capture 'how wide' the open spaces are.  We travelled on gravel roads most of the day and the roads can only be described as excellent.  You can do an easy 80 - 100 kmh, safely.  From Van Wyksvlei (vwv) the gravel changed and was more loose but the road still good. 

We drove mostly NW, only 403 kms.  Ave speed 57 km/h.  It never feels that slow!

We dropped the tyre pressure from 2.2 to 1.9 and it really felt much softer on the gravel when it was rutted (sinkplaat).

To call vwv a one horse town would really be giving it too much credit. The town shows the unemployment that we know is rampant in the countryside. There was however, many EPWP workers cleaning.

One horse town it may well be, but the people are friendly and the donkeys numerous.  I love donkeys. It was nice to see them roam freely.

From Vanwyksvlei to Keimoes we saw the most spectacular views.  I want to say, none of the pics are 'photoshopped' but the camera is set on 'vivid'.  The colours are more lively than real, but not much.

We reached Riemvasmaak at about 2pm.