Another road closure with tragic results

 April 25th

This holiday has been full of drama, and today was no exception.

We left the campsite to fill up at the petrol station before setting off towards Francistown, a journey of approximately 200km. Whilst at the filling station, sirens were heard; the pump attendant reckoned an accident had happened by the parked lorries. He was not wrong. No sooner had we pulled onto the road than we came to a stop. Police everywhere, folk everywhere and more people arriving. An ambulance was in attendance, but we had no idea what had happened until several ladies came past and told of a tragedy. A car and a lorry were involved. The car, trying to miss the oncoming lorry, didn't see one of the stationary lorry's trailers sticking out and careered straight into it. The passenger lost his life, and the driver in a bad way. Nothing was obviously moving, and they said the road could be closed for some time.

 

 Kobus, in his motorhome behind us, decided that taking a dirt track around the accident would benefit us all, so he did no more than tell the group to turn around and follow him. Well, that blooming dirt track was a single-width track and sods law said that those stuck on the other side of the accident would also try to come around the accident. To say it was a bit fraught was an understatement, and the exit off the track was even more hairy. And would you believe that no sooner had we exited the dirt track than the Police got traffic moving again!

 

Thankfully, the rest of the journey was on good roads with only the occasional pothole to slow us down. We had to stop again to clean our shoes, which, in itself, was strange, considering the motorhome's wheels were ignored! We made it to Francistown, where we vacated the motorhomes for a motel room with breakfast included. Oh, how I'm looking forward to a really comfortable bed.

 

Dinner was a buffet. all you could eat. Lovely as it was, we still have no idea how much it's going to cost. We will be finding out tomorrow when we check out.

Oh, and one of our group had a slight mishap. An argument with a large boulder that ripped the bottom skirt clean off the van. I somehow think he may have lost his deposit. 

And today's photos

 

How on earth did he get up there?