We spent a week in Singapore exploring, before out flight to Johannesburg. The first three nights we spent at the Marina Bay Sands, a beautiful hotel with roof top spas, shops and restaurants. Moved to the Calton Hotel for the rest of our stay, a very nice hotel which is a bit more budget friendly. …
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Mozambique Sand Recoveries
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 …
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 6. South Kruger to the End
Some highlights of the second entry into Kruger. First camp Skukuza. A busy campsite, there is a restored train known as the Kruger Shalati sitting on the rail bridge that spans the Sabi River. These trains once carried visitors into the park nearly a century ago, this was stopped because too many animals were being …
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South Africa, Jul-Aug 25 Part 5, Blyde River Canyon and Panorama route
Kruger park was full for this week so we left to have a look around the Blyde River Canyon. On the drive up to the Blyde River Forever Resort campsite we found ourselves in the middle of a celebration. Lots of drinking and yahooing. I thought it might be a soccer or a rugby match …
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South Africa, Jul-Aug 25, Part 4 Mapungubwe to Kruger-Punda Maria to Olifants
When the Elephant Came to Visit. Mazhou camp has an electric fence to keep the animals out so we thought it would be relatively safe, except that when we arrived we found out that the gate had been broken a few nights before by an elephant. One evening, after the camp was asleep after a …
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Botswana, Jul-Aug 25 Part 3,
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 …
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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Family trip Part Three, Jan-Feb 25. Botswana and Zimbabwe
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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