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Garden Castle, Drakensburg

Days 261 – 263… Sunday 10th to Tuesday 12th December Plenty of rain in the Drakensberg.  Makes packing up the tent difficult.  Stopped at a restaurant for milkshakes and pizza...

A foggy start to the day

Day 160… Saturday 9th December 6 friendly ducks during breakfast.  One of them cheekily helped itself to my coffee.  Chose a scenic road heading west into the Drakensberg.  Very dense...

Howick Falls

Day 159… Friday 8th December This part of South Africa has incredible scenery with beautiful mountain ranges.  The roads are not so good (many potholes) but certainly worth the views. ...

Rourke’s Drift and Isandlwana

Day 158… Thursday 7th December Visited Rourke’s Drift and Isandlwana battlefield site and museum.  Fascinating places and history of the British at war with the Zulu’s in 1879.  Dirt roads...

South Africa’s highlights so far

Days 248 – 257… Monday 27th November to Wednesday 6th December Highlights of these days include: Delicious dinner and breakfast at Little Forest Farm Guest House, Magaliesburg Cradle of Human...

Our last border crossing

Days 242 – 247… Tuesday 21st November to Sunday 26th November The border crossing Tlokweng from Botswana into South Africa was very quiet.  Only 2 others going through.  No visa...

Itinerant Brits in Gaborone

Days 234 – 24…1 Monday 13th November to Monday 20th November Plenty of fuel stations available in the larger towns.  £1.08 per litre so a full tank of diesel is...

Leaving Kubu Island to head south

Day 233… Sunday 12th November More salt pans south following tracks others had left before us.  OSM mapping has worked well for this terrain where google maps does not always...

Kubu Island

Day 232… Saturday 11th November Drove over the Sua Pan towards Kubu Island.  The tar roads in Botswana have been on the whole very good.  Once off the main road,...

The beauty of Baines Baobabs

Day 231… Friday 10th November 6 hour 15 drive to Bains Baobabs today covering 259 miles.  Got told off by a grumpy police officer for not stopping at the stop...

Nothing to Declare

Days 229/230… Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th November A trip to Victoria Falls.  Not much water where the rainy season has not yet started.  An impressive sight with Zimbabwe falls...

Chicken Run

Day 228… Tuesday 7th November Visited Lonely’s mum and sister.  Sat in the shade as it was another very hot day.  Had a delicious lunch of smoked fish, Nshima and...
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