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South Africa : North West
26 degrees south, 26 degrees east (visit #1) - All Pictures


#1: Looking South with cairn in the middle of the foreground
Looking South with cairn in the middle of the foreground
#2: Looking West with our cairn in the middle of the foreground
Looking West with our cairn in the middle of the foreground
#3: Looking North - Roland was walking away. Windmill in the background and our tiny car on the right side of the horizon
Looking North - Roland was walking away. Windmill in the background and our tiny car on the right side of the horizon
#4: Looking East - more nothing. Even the cattle were hiding away.
Looking East - more nothing. Even the cattle were hiding away.
#5: GPS showing that we had in fact reached the 26S 26E point.
GPS showing that we had in fact reached the 26S 26E point.
#6: Grasfontein General store with two children
Grasfontein General store with two children
#7: Rottweilers guarding the farmhouse from the inside of a high fence.
Rottweilers guarding the farmhouse from the inside of a high fence.
#8: Henning, Roland and Barry use rocks in the area to build a small cairn on the point of 26S 26E
Henning, Roland and Barry use rocks in the area to build a small cairn on the point of 26S 26E
#9: Steven, Roland, and Henning sitting on the cairn under the overhead sun (notice the shadows?)
Steven, Roland, and Henning sitting on the cairn under the overhead sun (notice the shadows?)