Still lurking in Rabat getting visas and instead of using the scruffy campsite we decided it was a good plan to head back to our fantastic beach bush camp. This turned out to be a mistake when a phantom clapper started circling like a noisy vulture at 4.30am. This continued until 6am during which time … Continued
African Trails Trans November 08 acquired 24 passengers collected from Malaga and Gibraltar Airports. We are, Australians (Mark (Driver), Mich, Clare, Rebecca, Robert), Americans (Carrie, Chesley, Alan), British (David, Lee, Sue, Dean), Canadian (Walter), Dutch (Andre), Irish (Ciara, Christy, Will) Japanese (Daisuke), New Zealanders (Lance, Amy), Portuguese (Josef), and South African (Renier). We were … Continued
The drive to Kampala was broken up by a stop at the equator. Jaap was convinced (due to Dutch tv) that water did not spin in opposite directions when draining, either side of the equator. Now convinced, we continued. The streets of the city were surprisingly in good condition. Perhaps the visit of the Queen … Continued
A relaxed time was had by all on Zanzibar. The tight and confusing streets of Stone Town, and the crystal clear waters of the northern beaches, only tempered by the rough seas on the return ferry journey. A few showed little sea experience and fed the fish. A day and a half of driving, passing … Continued
The road to South Luangwa was actually much better than expected, for the first 50kms anyway. After that it was a corrugated mess. Still, it only took three hours to cover the 120kms. Arriving around lunch time we set up camp, organised some game drives and chilled out by the river for the afternoon. Looking … Continued
Arriving in Maun, we firstly had to collect a newcomer, Craig. We then had a huge BBQ followed by a rather riotous party. Steve C was leaving the next day so there was a reasonable excuse! A 7am pick-up, and an hour and a half drive later, all the kit for two nights in the … Continued
Next stop Outjo Here we needed to replenish supplies for the next few days, particularly for our stay in Etosha. We arrived in time to set up camp and get an afternoon game drive in. Quite a few Oryx and Zebra about, then we spotted our first Lion pride. After a long photo session we … Continued
Leaving Sessrium, we continued northwards to the town of Solitaire. Basically a service station and small campsite on a crossroads. There we gorged ourselves on their famous apple pie. With a nice cuppa it made a perfect morning tea break. The landscape continued to awe, and I’m sure a few jaws were constantly on the … Continued
Gary, Jaap, Jackie, Chris, Paul and Steve went cage diving with Great White Sharks. Table Mountain was well visited, as was Kirstenbosch botanical gardens. A car was also hired for a visit to Cape Point National Park. We even became regulars at a local pub. During this time I spent almost every day preparing … Continued
In Nigeria, in the city of Calabar there is a Drill sanctuary, breeding farm and a sanctuary for Chimpanzees. This is run by an American couple Liza and Peter who have been there for 20 odd years. They were on an overland safari in a Landrover as tourists and events conspired that they started rescuing … Continued