Go! Drive & Camp

One ‘Hel’ of an adventure

“When dad saw the big Cape cobra undulating across the road, he barely looked back at his son-in-law before he let rip. We only caught up with that Vuka in Die Hel”

We grew up on stories of my dad, Roelof, and his adventures in his VW Beetle. We’d ask about photos of him and my mother, Dalena, touring Namibia in a Fiat and caravan. Most stories about my dad include some manner of wheels. My mom has always said that if she had wheels, my dad would have traded her in or sold her long

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