Immigrant (D 11)

Name: Immigrant

Near Kimberley towards Bloemfontein (past Petrusburg)

After about thirty kilometers I pass a set of enormous grain silos, quite the largest I have ever seen. A short while later the reason for the huge grain silos becomes apparent, as we are now entering the mielie fields. Between here and Kimberley there is an astonishing amount of agriculture, mostly looking a little dilapidated at the moment as the weather has been very dry.

The trip went from Bloemfontein to Kimberley along the N8 and did not pass through any towns, but went past Waterkloof, De Brug, Petrusburg and Perdeberg. On the way back I went on the R64, which went through Boshof and Dealesville, with turn-offs to Florisbad, Soutpan, the Krugersdrif Dam and the Soetdoring Nature Reserve.

Ordinance map: Bloemfontein 2924 and Kimberley 2722.

Surprise surprise, no mountains marked on the map at all. Not even the koppies managed a topographical hiccup. The railway line runs the whole way along the road and there are many non-permanent rivers and pans marked. There are several battlesites and a few small dams.
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