WEEK 7 Santa visited the campsite on Christmas Eve and left us packages with labelled pegs filled with lollies; a lovely surprise to wake up to; he also left behind some ingenious Christmas decorations, thanks Santa! Christmas Bottle Top Holly Hung-over heads on Christmas day, Mark was up early putting one of the a pig … Continued
WEEK 5 From Bamako we hit the road and started heading northeast towards Dogon country. Our first stop along the way was Djenne the largest mud mosque in West Africa. We had our first boat experience of the trip, and had children fighting over our fingers to hold, and wanted to admire photos of themselves … Continued
Week 3 From Essaouira we went on to Agadir where we feasted on what we think will be our last western meal for awhile, some heading to good old McDonalds, and others to an English pub for breakfast. Others snuck into a fancy hotel for a swim in the pool and a shower. Carrie just … Continued
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