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Road tripping the Northern Cape : Day 2 : Britstown to Kalahari Trails/Meerkat Sanctuary

I was awake at 4:00 and saw that the previous evening’s clouds had departed. Quickly grabbing my camera, I went outside to photograph the moon.

As the sun was rising, I decided to take a walk to photograph the church in Britstown. It is noticeable that the church buildings seem well maintained in the small towns, even when the rest of the town is in a sad state.

Driving from Britstown, the road led us through Upington and past many small towns and settlements. Along the way, one sees many ruins.

Thanks to a leisurely driving pace and a few stops along the way, we reached our destination at Kalahari Trails/Meerkat Sanctuary quite late in the afternoon. Our rustic, yet adequately equipped, campsite was quiet and peaceful.

We set up camp and settled down for a braai as the sun was setting.

As the moon was rising, I decided to take some more moon photos.

We settled in to our rooftop camp bed early, for a good night’s rest.

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Late afternoon at Cape Recife Lighthouse and Blue Supermoon

On 19 August 2024 we had a blue moon and supermoon occuring simultaneously, normally a rare occurrence, but this the second within a 12 month period.

A supermoon occurs when the full moon is closer than usual to earth, resulting in the moon appearing larger than normal.

A blue moon can be either a second full moon within a calendar month or the third of four full moons in a given season, since there are normally only three full moons in a season.

Since moon rise would be occurring within minutes of sunset, I decided that this would be a good occasion to visit Cape Recife Lighthouse for a few photos.

The sunset was beautiful and I managed to get a sunburst photo over the lighthouse, while a few African Black Oystercatchers were enjoying the last light on the beach.

Soon the moon started rising over the sea.

With the sky still tinted pink and orange, the moon completed the picture beautifully.

As darkness set in, the moon appeared progressively brighter.

Finally, all that was visible, was the supermoon.