Neil, It takes us about 3 weeks. We starts in Jo'burg (RSA) via Botswana to Namibia going north to Etosha and going down via the coast to Namaqua land (RSA) ended in Cape town. We rent a car in Jo'burg and leave it in Cape town. I was invited by a travelagent to join him, he make the trip to meat some hotelowners and make deals with them. March /April is not a busy time for travelagents in the Netherlands so it was a good time to go. The plants in Namibia are awesome, a lot of caudex and succulent plants. I agree with Myke, September is a better time when you have a choice. We will make a trip in the last week of August and the first two weeks of September to Namaqua land. I think it will be awesome. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crawford Neil" <Neil.Crawford@volvo.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 5:35 PM Subject: [pbs] Cape flowers in March? Peter, How long did that drive take you? We're vaguely thinking of doing that trip, we want to see Welwitschia in Namibia. Was March/April a good time, or would September be better, was there a particular reason you chose March? Did you rent a car in Windhoek and leave it in Cape Town? Thank you for any information. /Neil >Diane, I did the trip in March/April 2007, from Botswana, Namibia to Cape >Town. Nieuwoudtville was very dry, it didn't rain for about eight months. I >didn't see >any bulb, only dust :-(. South Africa was much better, >Amaryllis belladonna,Haemanthus and between Clanwilliam and Citrusdal just >besite the road (leftside) a >lot Brunsvigia oriëntalis in flower. Peter den Bakker The Netherlands. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- Deze email is gecontroleerd door CAIWAY Internet Virusvrij. Voor meer informatie, zie http://www.caiway.nl/