Oviston

So the area of Oviston is barely a blink in the eye, but the spot by the dam was totally amazing! Firstly we were the only ones there and second Andrew and Erin caught fish!

It was awesome and we could not believe our eyes when we checked out the size of Andrew's carp! What a massive beauty she was, and then when Erin caught her first fish I was busy spraining my ankle on the path down to the dam but as soon as I heard she had landed the fish I literally flew down the path to see my girl. I certainly paid the price for that later on but it all ended well.  Later that evening we made a huge fire on the beach of the dam and cooked our fish, fresh just like it was supposed to be and under the stars like 'strandlopers'.

We were invited on a tour of Gariep Dam wall to see the inner workings of a hydro-electric dam.

Most impressive when he opened the 7½ meter valve! Something like 20 000 cubic litres of water a second, geez and they complaining they don't have any water, especially in the light of a 82km tunnel running under the ground from the dam to the farmers down south constantly filled to the brim and designed to last 300 years.
 I wonder how many of those are stashed around the world hoarding water while they busy whinging. It was a wonderful opportunity for Erin to go on a 'school tour' which we tried to make as educational as possible.

There was a bit of wildlife at the campground and found evidence of a porcupine resident. The cats were very interested in the hares and steenbokkies. The toilets reminded me of veldschool style with prefabricated walls, but at least it was clean.

Eventually the wind caught up with us and as it turned out it was time to go...