Vicky Wes RESET

What work for electronics, also work and is needed for us humans too. Yes, now and again, we all need a hard reset: unplugging completely from the daily world and it's relentless routine.

Its hunting trip time for me and close friend Ruhan again !

Our rendezvous point changed a little this year, from Uniondale to Willowmore.

Ruhan and his wife stayed over at a guesthouse the previous night. Before departuring, we went for breakfast at a cozy coffee shop in Willowmore, called KAPOET

I also found a pair of Mohair socks in Kapoet, that just might come in handy for the cold weather forecasted.

The drive to Victoria West is, as always, an event on its own, with loud music and lots of treats 🤭

An ice-coffee stop 😉

A proper braai stop 🔥

The BEST braai broodjie ever !!

(Only just managed photo evidence of it before it disappeared 🤣)

Because of the cold and windy weather predicted, we opted for the "stoep" of the farm house to set up camp. It's like "best of both worlds", a bit outdoors, but with some indoor facilities at hand.

Each year when we walk into the "veld" for that first time, I have the same thought: WILL we, and WHERE will we find springbuck to even have a shot at? The area is vast open plains, and you can literally look into silly-far-off distances of nothingness. 

Then we just start walking, one foot in front of the other, using the wind direction in our favor to stalk pray we can't even see . . . . yet. 

But each year we suffice . . . . 

We stalk on foot, we crawl if need be, we take our time, we make tripple sure of distance and wind . . . .

It's calculated, it's patient, it's presice, it's clean, it's instant and humane.

Apart from the seriousness of the hunt, we also enjoy our time in nature with picnic-like breaks.

["Picnic-like breaks" refers to rest periods that share the characteristics of a picnic: they are generally informal, relaxing, social and often involve food enjoyed outdoors or in a casual setting away from a primary workspace]