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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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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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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. …
