Irenenenene

Missed out on one very important photo from Gold Reef city: Sunshine in a tin :) After Jo'brg we hit the road again through part of the Free State and the Northern Cape. En Route we encountered the worst thunderstorm I have ever had to drive through. K was driving at that time and if we could see 10 metres in front of us, it was a lot. Thunder and lightning, hail and rain in buckets. Pretty scary stuff. After this adventure, we stopped in Kimberly, but unfortunately the BIG Hole was closed for the day already, so we drove once around it, tried to get close to take pictures and then left for Britstown. Here we were accommodated for the night, but the service was not that great. Also, although we booked for B&B, breakfast was soemhow not included in the price. Mozzies also plagued us all through the night and the aircon was too loud to use. The next morning we left again, drove through the Karoo on the R384 (if you never hear of that road, neither had I until I drove on it

The journey continued the next morning. We drove via Bethlehem (yes, Christmas in Bethlehem), past Sasolburg and on to Johannesburg. The trip took a while, so we relaxed at my brother's place, and that was the end of the leg. We stayed for a few days in Joh'burg and this is what we got up to: 24th - Gold-Reef City. I've never seen this place so empty. We could even go on all the rides - get whiplash as well, but having lots and lots of fun Then, of course, Germans are weird and celebrate Christmas eve, rather than Christmas, so later that day we went to church and celebrated with the in-laws of brother dearest. Happy Christmas 25th December we went to the Rhino and Lion park, where I did not take any pictures, but K did. It was pretty much like a zoo, except the cages were bigger. We also swam, swam, swam, because the wheather was good and sunny (for a change).