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Vince & Jac's little get away
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Kgalagadi, and into Namibia
So we had booked 5 nights camping at various sites in Kgalagadi, but we had a few days to kill before we entered the National Park, so we thought we would try Molopo Kalahari Lodge for a few reasons, it…
Read MoreWilderness, Wine and a whole lot of nothing but stars and creepy stuff
After leaving Knysna, we drove the short distance to Buffalo Bay (or as the Afrikans call it Buffells Baai), this was a much nicer place to camp and explore after the vastly over hyped seaside town of Knysna. Though it…
Read MoreTranskei, Wild Coast to the Garden Route
Lots of people warned us about travelling through the Transkei, “don’t stop unless you have to”, “don’t wild camp on the Wild Coast”, these were just a few on the many warnings that were given to us as we left…
Read MoreSouth Africa, Xmas, New Year and old friends
Well, the complete idiots at Limpopo Caravans did eventually finish the work on the roof of Colonel K, it turns out we had two leaks one under the solar panel (sorted by removing completely, and resealing), and another under the…
Read MoreBack to SA, a quick trip to Kruger NP, and a wee bit of hassle
Entering South Africa at Martin’s Drift/Groblers Bridge border crossing was a real pain in the butt! Leaving Botswana was a breeze, and things were looking good until we crossed the bridge and then there in front of us was the…
Read MoreLusaka towards South Africa, meeting animals and people
Whilst camped in Pioneer Camp, just to the East of the Zambian capital of Lusaka, we were sharing a beer or two with a German couple that we had met previously in South Luangwa, when we heard a truck pulling…
Read MoreSouthern Malawi and into Zambia
First stop after saying goodbye again to Eddie and Carmen at Chitimba Camp in Northern Malawi, was Mzuzu to replenish our much depleted larder. There are certain things that just can’t be bought locally and on the streets, important things…
Read MoreRwanda, Tanzania, and back into Malawi
After leaving the generally super smooth tarmac of Rwanda behind, and once again being amazed at the smoothness of the border operation (a one stop shop), it was a shock hitting the broken, pot holed roads of northern Tanzania. The…
Read MoreRwanda, The Land of a Thousand Hills
This blog posted is in two parts, the first part might be a little upsetting to a some people. Our time here in Rwanda included visiting a few Genocide Memorials, I will describe these in more detail later, but first…
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