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It’s still very dry in Malawi. The rains are at least 6 weeks late and people who have planted the maize and cassava that they will live on this year are becoming quite worried. Most of the population here still … Continue reading
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All too soon we had to leave Hwange and head back to Victoria Falls. Just time for 1 last sundowner at the Ivory Lodge elephant hide. It’s pretty easy to lose a whole day there, watching the elephants, occasional giraffe, … Continue reading
We’ve been pretty much stranded at Mwanza Yacht Club. The view may look like an expensive, shabby-chic area of the South of France… …but when you look closely, these guys aren’t paying $2m+ for some trendy old hillside cottage… Had … Continue reading
There’s nowhere to camp in Kigali, Rwanda. Actually, there’s probably only a handful of places in the whole country. We ended up with the rooftent pitched on the driveway of a B&B in the city that advertises camping (called TR … Continue reading
The patch we had put across the whole top of the tent bag Before we left the car in Entebbe had done a great job and there was no sign of damp or bugs. Unfortunately, the first time we opened … Continue reading
I don’t think either of us was disappointed to leave the Dar Es Salaam area and we were looking forward to some beach-time further north. Helene drove, as my leg was too raw to be able to work the clutch … 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
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
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