26th January 1786

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spanden met krieken van den dag in en kwamen na drie twe uur rydens in middel traka, daar wy uitspanden en water en wei vonden hebbende het in dese streken voor korte tyd wat met donder weer geregent
na den middag spanden weer in en kwamen by kouka met drie uur rydens daarna kauka af
in drie uuren by Soetendaals valey plaats van Jurie Graaf

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Schoon weer soms waerlde even met son om s'avonds stil
sagen leeuwe spoor.
term 66 - 87 - 80.

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Outspanned at break of day and after travelling for two hours reached Middle Traka where we unyoked, having found both water and pasture, there having been thunderstorms in these parts shortly before.
Inspanned again after midday and came down Kauka for three hours, and thereafter having left Kauka, in three hours we reached Soetendaalsvlei, the farm of Jurie Graaf.

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Fine weather. At times wind whirling a little with the course of the sun. Calm in the evening. Saw lion-tracks.
Thermometer: 66-87-80.