From Khorixas we headed into Damaraland proper – more like desert and home to Himba / Herero people. The Herero dress in almost traditional ‘Victorian’ clothing, except in bright colours like something from a Beryl Cook picture. Whereas the Himba … 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
After Fish River Canyon…. ….we stayed at the Canon Roadhouse. In the middle of nowhere, on the dusty sand & gravel trail west towards Keetmanshoop (pronounced Keet-man’s-verp) we found a campsite / motel stuffed with vintage cars in both the … Continue reading
28th November. The car’s out, and we’re on the road. Duncan, from Africa Overland (yellow jacket) did a great job of shipping and Customs clearance with his colleague Jason. We camped overnight at his new farm – for which he … Continue reading
Maybe our infinite changes of plan have been a blessing? – If we’d managed to get into Egypt: we’d have been caught up in the troubles there. – If we’d managed to drive through Israel & Jordan to The Sinai … Continue reading
It’s not the clutch. It seems that ‘…Bang, clatter, crunch, clatter, grind, bang, oh-shit…’ is the sound gearboxes make when they go terminal (I guess clutches go more ‘…Whine, scrape, grind, what’s that smell, oh shit…’). It seems that the … Continue reading
We’ve GOT to get out of here! To bring everyone up to date briefly…. We didn’t get the car into the container in Limassol last week. When we got to Limassol Customs Office, our shipping agent got us through the … Continue reading
We’ve been looked after very well since arriving in Cyprus. Staying in Caroline & Phil’s apartment in Anarita, we’ve been out for drinks and dinner a couple of times with Ann & Stu (a local couple who look after a … Continue reading