Monate Lodge, nr Upington 14/10/11 (Day 40)

The wind did NOT die down. It kept getting stronger and stronger, blowing dust and debris all over the place! Was still pumping this morning when we woke, albeit not quite as strong.
Last night's sunset and appearance of Evening Star, taken from our campsite:

We went through the border without a hitch, not even a car search after all our efforts to get rid of/consume anything which could be impounded.
Managed to get a booking in Kgalagadi for 3 nights - one at Twee Rivieren, two at Mata Mata.
Stopped off at this venue to break the trip. Luis had already done 600 KM today and it's still a further 260 kms to Twee Rivieren.
This is a lovely place - wide open grass plains but well tended grass in the campsite area. Once again, we are the only souls here! There is a small herd of Springbok in the campsite enclosure. As the sun set, they perked up and started bokking, pronking and running around. They come right up to you - obviously quite humanized. Too dark for pics and flash would destroy the ambience.
Luis got all arty and took this pic of the sunset reflected in Brutus - I rather like it:

Wind is only starting to die down now (19:00). It's still blowing but much more mildly than the rest of the day.
On reflection, 99% of our travelling has been with a headwind or a strong crosswind. Typical!