Since entering Mozambique, we have been stopped by the sand twice. We have also needed to help recover people twice. First was going into the camp site on full road pressure. We made it and parked but we weren’t level and couldn’t move to get level. Aired down and all good. Our neighbours had already …
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South Africa, Cape Town Area. Last Time with the Truck.
Currently sitting in Coconut Bay Mozambique. Thinking I will do some short quick posts to try and catch up. Unfortunately, now that I start this post, I realise just how much we have done, and it is only getting worse as we are now travelling faster in more exotic territory. We flew back to Cape …
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South Africa, Jul-Aug 25, Part 2: Bela Bela (Sondela) to Vaalwater
Stop 1: We spent a few days in Sondela Nature Reserve and Spa. The first game drive was interesting. During the drive we alighted to look at a midden made by a Wildebeest. While standing there a warthog came running towards us. A bit concerned we stood our ground. To our surprise it came up …
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South Africa, Jul-Aug 25. Part 1: Johannesburg, Soweto, Springs.
We arrived to -3C in Johannesburg after the usual uneventful but long flight. Antonie from Southern Africa Overland Storage picked us up from the airport and took us shopping on the way to the warehouse. At the warehouse we found the truck batteries flat. Luckily, we have a battery isolator/combiner and were able to connect …
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Truck Tech Update – End of Trip 2
The truck in currently at South Africa Overland Storage. They were great people to deal with. We are back on the 24th of June with a plan to drive through Botswana around the Makgadikgadi Pans, back through Kruger and then either up the bottom of Mozambique or to the Drakensburg Mountains. Ultimate Routes are doing …
Delivery
The truck is spacious for its footprint and should be able to do everything we want of it. The basic bones of the truck and box are strong and the layout works as intended. I have been disappointed that there are so many small issues that still need fixing however we are relentlessly pursuing each …
So Close 1-10-24
It has been four months since the last build update. I haven’t posted until now as I really didn’t know how this was all going to end up. We have continued to enjoy being in South Africa. We have met new friends and enjoyed the culture. The build has unfortunately been slow and caused me …
Mein Shiff 5 – Cape Town to and around the Greek Islands
We still had some time to wait for our truck. Not enough time to go back to Australia but too much to sit around in Cape Town. I found a relocation cruise of the ship Mein Shiff 5 (My Ship), all German speaking. As the Suez Canal was closed due to conflict the ship needed …
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Huge Changes – Progress – 24/5/24 –
When I visited on Friday we found multiple people working on the truck and massive changes since the visit 5 days before. There is still a loong way to go but it is starting to look like a motorhome. It is more spacious inside than I anticipated and very light. Windows look large and should …
West Coast Part 2 – Spectacularly Rugged
River beach camping with Vervet monkeys and views of Namibia. Martian like rugged mountain passes and satellite and star filled nights beside the fire. After passing through vast plains of succulents and proteas we arived at the small town of Eksteensfontein named after the Reverend Eksteen (Originally named Stinkfontein -smelly water) for our park permit. …