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Still more rain. We met up with Ben, a German chap who’s been across India, Nepal, Tibet and into China on his trusty old KTM. He came in via Libya (somehow got a ‘Business Visa’ and crossed into western Egypt … Continue reading
Category Archives: Costs
Whitey called… “You’re a lucky guy Scott. We all thought the turbo had blown, but we took it apart and it seems fine.” That was good news – the best price we’d had from Land Rover in Gabarone was 32,000 … Continue reading
We left Kruger by the Phalaborwa gate and headed west. It was strange to be on main roads again. Despite them being quiet, for the first couple of hours the speed was almost un-nerving (55mph / 80kph!!). Driving through villages … Continue reading
Being in Kruger for almost 3 weeks has been wonderful. . We’ve seen animals that are shy… …some that are really ‘in your face’…. …and some that look fierce & intimidating when you come across them, but when they think … Continue reading
The best way to see Kruger is to drive round the dirt tracks, river courses and waterholes. Here, you have to look for the animals, they don’t often come to you. Once you get into the rhythm though you start … Continue reading
Heading east from Golden Gate Highlands we passed through an area of many towns with Scottish names – Glencoe, Dundee, Kinross, Aberdeen. I’m not sure of the origin, but there is certainly a similarity in the landscape (and the weather … Continue reading
This is my new pal, Jenson Button. At least, I assume he’s my new pal, since I appear now to be sponsoring the Vodofone McLaren F1 team. It’s difficult to get wifi in most of the places we’ve been – … Continue reading
Leaving Etosha via Namatomi (the eastern gate) was a bit of a wrench – it had been such a tremendous experience. We headed further east towards Tsumeb & ‘Bushman’ country. For decent showers etc we stopped at Kupferquelle rest camp. … Continue reading
We left Dustenbrook Farm regretfully, A great place to stop over for a couple of days. This is Justine – don’t let the broom fool you, she does everything round here (there are plenty of staff and they’re all busy, … Continue reading
We’ve been having problems with the electrics in the car so decided to head straight up the B1 to Windhoek (Capital of Namibia) to see if we can get someone to help. Losing the fridge etc would be a pain … Continue reading