We set up camp so quickly that there was still a lot of time to just chill. Later that afternoon we watched animals from the hide overlooking the waterhole below us. Back at our campsite, there was a braai-place, but we chose to cook our food on the little gas stove on the inside of our camper’s door. The fire was made simply for the sake of it. After all, what is a camp without the crackling of flames? We sat around the table, chatting and slicing veggies for our salad. The evening stretched ahead of us and it was almost too easy to feel at home. And so we sat and watched the sunset from our perch at Etosha’s Olifantsrus campsite, reminiscing about camping trips prior to this one… How much easier life had just become.
From Etosha, after a quick pack-up, we travelled back south and took an easterly turn to Waterberg National Park. We cruised over the open roads and sang along to our road trip playlist as the stunning sight of the Waterberg Plateau loomed before us. Under a massive camel thorn tree, we popped up our glamp-camp and said cheers to another day while kicking up our feet.So, if you are an adventure lover, keen to explore this amazing country, but want do so without the unnecessary discomfort and trouble often associated with camping in the wilderness, pick up a camper on your next self-drive trip! ‘Roughing it’ has never looked this good. TNN