REF Book : "The Lost World of the Kalahari", 1958. From the time of his boyhood in South Africa, Laurens van der Post dreamed of finding the last of the disappearing mystical people of the Kalahari -- "the Bushmen". The opportunity finally came, and van der Post was able to organize an expedition into the interior of the desert, but the trip was not without its hazards, its disappointments, and its surprises. The Lost World of the Kalahari is a "compelling book" (Doris Lessing, New Statesman) and a first-rate account of that grueling but ultimately successful journey through one of the most remote, primitive regions of Africa in Land Rover vehicles - an experience filled with both profound spiritual meaning and intense physical adventure.
"I cannot recall a story more touched with fascination or more curious -- in fact magical." -- Rumer Godden, New York Herald Tribune
"The Lost World of the Kalahari has in full measure that exciting combination of qualities that van der Post has brought to the literature of adventure: a beautiful command of language, an extraordinary psychological awareness, and a spellbinding ability to evoke the sights and sounds and moods of the African interior." -- Charles Rolo, Atlantic Monthly
So not only does the occasional "wrack of the knuckles" while working on the rover draw a little blood... equally damaging to the hands is the affects of Aircraft Paint stripper for aluminum when forgetting to wear the rubber gloves that are "highly recommended to be worn" when using ! ... still recovering... :-)