Guma Lagoon

Camp site at Guma Lagoon

Fixing the geyser

We left Khutse early, knowing that we had a long way to go. We refueled (Cruisers are thirsty vehicles) at Lethlakeng and continued our journey. We were happy to get to the tarred road. We travelled to Kalahari Rest Lodge and stayed in their luxury cabins for the night. The next morning we travelled to Ghanzi, refueled, stocked up on water and supplies, and decided to go straight through to Guma Lagoon. After enquiring about the level of the water in the delta, we were told to take the road to Guma via Ethsa 13. The first bit of the road was passable. Then we hit heavy sand. We stopped and dropped the tyre pressure to 1.2 bar. The Cruisers comfortably negotiated the sand as well as 2 water crossings. We arrived at Guma at about 17h00, tired but excited about the beautiful place we encountered. Massive trees, green grass to camp on, our own shower (with hot water) flush toilet facilities - heaven! The next day Steve and Theo rented a boat and went Tiger fishing. They successfully caught a few Tiger fish. That evening Ros and I joined them on a sunset cruise ( which of course included more fishing!) I got bored and joined them for a while, but all we did was 'hengel'. Never the less, it was a pleasant experience. Guma Lagoon's owners have a few pet dogs that visited us each day. They also have a barn owl that had been hand reared. On our last evening, the owl, named Ducky(?) swooped into our camp site. After a while Ducky moved closer and closer and Ros even managed to stroke his soft head. He then sat on the back of the camping chair and ate out of our hands. The one dog was very jealous of the owl and chased him away whenever he appeared. Ros and I had a lot of washing to do (tedious but necessary). Steve once again tackled the Xcape's geyser and after speaking to numerous people, managed to get hold of the actual suppliers. I am not a technical expert, but as Steve explained it to me, the spark that had to ignite the flame to heat the water in the geyser, was not igniting. On our very bumpy road, the geyser had moved. One measly little screw that was suppose to hold the geyser in place was loose. The other screws were never put in. By now Steve had become an expert on caravan pumps and geysers. I am happy to report that Steve managed to fix and secure the geyser. Knowing that our water supply were sorted out, was a great relief. We would need it at the Kwai River!