Alright, buckle up, we are already on out next Africa trip, but while Derek is replacing a blown alternator and fixing random leaks in the truck, I thought that I would upload the last trip. Rose my sister and her husband Lawrence, decided to join us on this trip. From South Africa, Johannesburg area to …
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Family trip Part Four…..Back to South Africa……..Botswana Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia
From Zimbabwe Ruins to Johannesburg We left Great Zimbabwe with a loose plan, a fridge full of supplies, and dust already coating everything inside the camper, ready to tackle the Hiway detour to the South African border. The highway south from Masvingo is more ‘choose your own adventure’ than actual road. Potholes, herds of cattle, …
Family trip Part Three…..Botswana and Zimbabwe …….. Namibia, South Africa
Overlanding Zimbabwe: A Gritty, Glorious Road Trip in our 4×4 Truck Camper, ‘Tiny’. From Victoria Falls to Zimbabwe Ruins. When most people think of a family vacation, they imagine beach chairs or hotel lobbies—not five adults crammed into a custom-built truck camper, but here we are. Jo dubbed our trusty camper ‘Tiny’ and it has …
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Family trip Part two…….. Namibia………..Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Fish River Canyon Next stop Kolmanskop, the abandoned diamond mine, now ghost town swallowed by the desert. Wandering through the sand-filled ruins of German colonial houses you could imagine life here in the early 1900s when diamonds seemed to be everywhere. Today, the wind and the drifting dunes tell the story of its sudden rise …
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Family trip Part one…… Western Cape……….. Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Africa 24th January to 6th April 2025. A road trip from Cape Town, South Africa to Namibia. Up the coast of Namibia, along the Caprivi strip and the tip of Botswana into Zimbabwe. Back to Joburg via Tzaneen. One of the most epic Southern African journeys you can take. It combines beautiful wineries, dramatic coastal …
East Coast, Addo Elephant Park, Mountain Zebra and Cango Caves
In-between getting a few things done on the truck we went into Cape Town to look at some historical sites. Robben Island Tour guide was a former political prisoner, which made it worthwhile. We were shown Nelson Mandela’s cell and Robert Sobukwe House, where he was kept in solitary confinement for six years. Sobukwe, leader …
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Wineries in Western Cape South Africa
One of our favourite small wineries. We stayed here for a week in the gated golf resort/winery. Lovely to be able to walk around the vineyards. We thought that we would try the Springbok it was excellent. Quite often here the chef will come out after service and have a chat, on this occasion we …
Table View
This week has been an easy week with some walks on the beach and catching up with friends and family. We spent a day in Cape Town with friends from Australia that were just finishing two weeks in Southern Africa and we spent a night with one of Sally’s friends from school. A trip to …
California 3rd June 2020
California and more stunning landscape, Mojave National Preserve and Joshua tree National Park Boondockers Welcome, The Citrus Orchard. Very lucky to have found this place, Steve and Cheryl could not have been kinder and more welcoming, letting Derek stay while he sorted out the sale of the caravan, storage of the truck camper for …
USA African American Civil Rights
Something I like about travelling is learning about the history of places. I started this timeline for us after our tour with a History teacher in Clarksdale Mississippi. It wasn’t meant to be posted but 2020 is turning out be to another historic moment in USA civil right history. African Americans have had to fight …