A lineup of some of the best looking overland vehicles in Africa… and our donkey. We’ve temporarily left our (t)rusty steed with Nick Selby of Foley’s Africa in Livingstone. It’s amazing how much stuff we had crammed into nooks and … Continue reading
We’ve made a decision about what to do with about ‘Triggers Broom‘ – the Land Rover. Leaving it here in Zambia to have Nene Overland’s rusty old bodywork replaced will give us an opportunity to fly home for a few … Continue reading
Having taken a deep breath and got my previous rant pretty much fully out of my system, let’s get back to something more positive. There’s been great progress with the AmahaWe Uganda team in Kasese. Funds were raised in the … Continue reading
In Livingstone, Zambia (80km from the Botswana border) we went to Fawlty Towers Backpackers and had a late, fairly good breakfast (20Kwacha / $5 each). Unfortunately they’ve gone ‘upmarket’ and don’t do camping any more. Livingstone Backpackers was also pleasant, … Continue reading
Our last night in Botswana was at Chobe Safari Lodge. The camp there has good shade, friendly staff and is next to the wide Chobe river. Uneventful, other than the normal Warthogs running through the undergrowth and a Baboon who … Continue reading
The Botswana currency is the Pula (meaning ‘rain‘) and it’s divided into 100 Thebe (meaning ‘raindrops‘). Cool huh? Appropriate too as we’ve had plenty of rain since arriving. The bar at ‘The Old Bridge’ is a busy mix of back-packers, … Continue reading
Absolute bloody lunatic drivers on the big inland loop road from Port St John to Port Edward! Lovely countryside, but we couldn’t see much of it most of the time due to heavy fog and rain. That doesn’t stop the … Continue reading
We’d got some suspension problems and put some requests for advice up onto ‘The HUBB’ and ‘The 4×4 Community’ forums. It’s fantastic how fast these guys respond with helpful information. In 24 hours we got a dozen responses, recommending 3 … 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