Outspan

At our outspan at noon yesterday he came to me and offered me my liberty if I would help him. ❋ Unknown (2005)

From an early start the following morning they put another twenty miles behind them before outspan that night and twenty more the next day. ❋ Smith, Wilbur (1964)

Since they had left Pretoria the small voices of the jackals had yapped discreetly around each outspan, they were so much a part of the African night that they went unnoticed, but now suddenly there was a difference. ❋ Smith, Wilbur (1964)

Sean left MbeJane to outspan the wagons on the open square in front of the church and he went to search for a doctor. ❋ Smith, Wilbur (1964)

This is my outspan place, the Boer explained to him. ❋ Smith, Wilbur (1964)

Visit Hugo's; dinner Van As; outspan (rest); cigar grand. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

I at once went back and informed De Wet, who ordered the column to halt and outspan. ❋ Philip Pienaar (N/A)

There was nothing for it but to outspan and carry the heavy loads up the steep bank. ❋ Philip Pienaar (N/A)

The General added that it was his intention to march again in the afternoon in their direction, to have another outspan at dusk, and then to march all night and surprise them next morning. ❋ Cecil Francis Romer (N/A)

In the absence of definite orders the commanding officers delayed for a long time ere venturing to outspan and cook: when they did do so orders immediately arrived, scattering companies right, left, and centre, on the burning and capturing expeditions. ❋ Cecil Francis Romer (N/A)

At 9.30 that morning the column moved on again, reached outspan at twenty miles by 1.35 in the afternoon, rested for an hour and a half and pushed on again till a quarter before midnight, when it rode into Wilhelmsfeste. ❋ Eric Moore Ritchie (N/A)

An early start was made, and at 10 a.m. a halt and outspan ordered. ❋ Cecil Francis Romer (N/A)

At nightfall we found ourselves nowhere near the river drift; and were ordered to outspan for the night, and next morning the escort told us they would look for the drift. ❋ Louis Creswicke (N/A)

The trek was done at a fierce pace till midnight, when an outspan was ordered; the party slept for four hours, and made Otjimbingwe just as the dawn of the 1st of May was breaking. ❋ Eric Moore Ritchie (N/A)

As the waggons moved too slowly for our liking, we rode on ahead; but the consequence was that, when it got dark and we off-saddled, we had no bedding, for nearly all the waggons were obliged to outspan when darkness set in, as there was no road. ❋ Dietlof Van Warmelo (1919)

Even if there were wood to be had on an outspan place, there was always a race to procure the best poles. ❋ Dietlof Van Warmelo (1919)

Such being the case we decided to outspan and lunch. ❋ Unknown (1917)

This is where the transport will outspan to-night. ❋ Lionel James (1913)

Our transport rider's object in starting this night was to reach the Kedong River, and there to outspan until our arrival next day. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)