Our departure date was the 28th of May. Before I get there a bit of preparation before we could leave. Thanks again to Allan (Hoppy) that helped me a lot. The Lux was serviced and suspension was sorted. Then I had to fit the RTT to the canopy. I managed to find Easy-Awn rails at a second hand shop and with the help of Allan I made brackets and fitted it to the canopy. I was a bit concerned about the flex of the canopy with the extra weight. Again brackets were made to connect the rails to the roll bar and it worked like a charm. I had a bit of an issue with my canopy door. it jumped open when I drive on corrugated roads. Allan suggested I remove the centre handle and replaced it with two handles on the side. Worked like a charm. Even got a toy badge to put over the centre hole.
Eventually we left on the 28th late the afternoon after work. Our first stop was Clanwilliam. We stayed at a very nice B&B where we also met our travelling companions.
The next morning we got off to an early start and went on our way to Upington. We took the road via Pakhys pass towards Nieuwoudtville. We stopped at the waterfall and “Kokerboom” woud. It was really great. I never saw so much “Kokerbooms” in one area. They were also in full bloom.
The next morning we headed to Tweerivieren. A very nice ride. We booked in at Tweerivieren and got our passports sorted and then headed to Nossob rest camp for 2 nights. On our way we saw Gemsbok,Springbok,Rooi and Blou Hartebeeste and a couple of birds.We sat up camp and had our first breathtaking night under the Kalahari stars.
The next morning we left for Mata-Mata rest camp. We were driven a long and making jokes on the radio when we spotted a leopard next to the road. Awesome. Our companions are the photographers with decent cameras and unfortunately I do not have their photos yet.
The next morning we let RSA and headed into Nam. We headed to a farm close to Helmeringhausen. This was an excellent experience. It is a private commercial farm but they have a 4x4 route and also cater for hunting parties. They have a camping spot and chalets. This is one place I will visit again. We spent 2 nights on the farm and it was great. During the day we went on a hunting trip with the farmer. He shot 3x Gemsbok and a Springbok. We drove in his LC bakkie that is about 35 years old but that thing is a tank. What I like about Timmy(the farmer) is that he have a very echo approach. He have the Annetolian Shepard dogs and uses no gin traps.
We then headed to Sesriem Sossusvlei. We stayed there for 2 days. This was my 3rd time visiting the place and this is still my one of my favourite places. I just cannot get enough of the sunrise over the dunes. I must say the place has changed a lot. They have really started marketing this as a tourism destination and are looking like a town these days. We also visited the canyons.
The next day we left for Kammieskroon. We slept there and then headed towards Cape Town.
Summary.
We had an amazing trouble free trip. Met some great folks.
The VHF comms was essential.
I nice feature from my GPS 276c was it also acted as a voltmeter for the second battery.
I drove about 4000km and the Lux was performing faultlessly
Not to mention the beauty of Nam. eISH, I can't wait for December 
