On our way
April 13 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Leaving Chelmsford on the first train on our way to the airport.
All change
April 13 in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Had to change at Stratford to the Elizabeth line. No hiccups so far.
Through the lounge- Next Stop Rwanda
April 13 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We got through both train journeys with no mishaps or delays for the first time ever. We had our dinner in the airport lounge which was amazing. Red Thai Curry & Noodles. Our next stop is Rwanda.
Look who got the posh seats!!
April 13 in England ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Looking forward to being comfortable for the next ten hours. Good food, comfy seats and a lay flat bed.
Flight 1 Done!!!
April 14 in Rwanda ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Flight one done and it was the best flight ever snd now we’ve touched down in Rwanda and we’re chilling in the lounge for 2 hours before flight 2 and South Africa
Welcome to South Africa
April 14 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A great stop in Rwanda for 2 hours with great treatment. Then we had to board the smaller plane for 4 hours and get to South Africa.
Customs was a super quick process as we had the fast track and weRead more
Back to Bushman’s rock
April 14 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Finally after 16 hours we have arrived, luckily we slept on both planes and we feel pretty good.
Our car was in perfect condition. Cleaned, serviced and even hooked up to the caravan ready to go andRead more
Time to Roll
April 15 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Leaving Bushman’s Rock at just got 8am. The car is fully loaded and we can’t wait to get it sorted and unloaded. First stop is for food and then to Tyremart in Pretoria to get new tyres.
Let’s start the road trip
April 15 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We left Bushmans rock and drive to the nearest spar where there was a dead body at the side of the road being dealt with by police. Apparently they worked in the KFC next to the spar and had been hitRead more
Red sands country lodge
Apr 15–16 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
It took us 6 1/2 hours at 120kph to get here and we had some sketchy moments passing the Lorry’s that can only do 70kph but we’ve made it.
We arrived just as the sun was setting so the lovelyRead more
Our first night camping
April 16 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After a great nights sleep if nearly 9 hours we were woken up by the cockerels and ducks. Once we emerged from the tent we were greeted by the fallow deer, alpacas and then a very lovely cat.
WeRead more
The Kalahari Mall
April 16 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Our first stop of the day was Upington and the Kalahari Mall where we stocked up in supplies for tomorrow and grabbed some last minute bits before our border crossing tomorrow.
The Kalahari mall is aRead more
The Kalahari Monate Lodge
April 16 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
After the Kalahari Mall it was just 10 minutes to our next campsite the Kalahari Monate lodge where we are the only ones camping só had the whole place to ourselves. This gave us a chance to finallyRead more
Upington
April 16 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
After sorting all of our stuff out we drove back into Upington to get some cross border stickers, a shovel and some blocks of wood to go under the caravan legs as our last ones went rotten. We visitedRead more
Proper dinner & Proper Sunset
April 16 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After heading out for a run to do laps of the campground I got caught in a huge thunderstorm. Once that cleared we had our first amazing sunset while we lit the Braai.
The good thing about SouthRead more
Leaving South Africa - Customs
April 17 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
It was a 130km drive taking nearly 2 hours on a road that was as straight as an arrow all the way to customs.
Leaving South Africa was easy at the Netty customs station and we had decided to take ourRead more
Namibia
April 17 in Namibia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Our first stop in Namibia 90 minutes after the border was the Spar at Karasburg where we stocked back up in fresh fruit and veg and milk. Then we sat in the car for an hour waiting for the telecomsRead more
Namibia is vast
April 17 in Namibia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
After another 90 minutes of driving the road ran out and we hit the gravel and aired the tyres down. We still haven’t seen another car. This country is just vast and full of nothing.
The Canyon Road House
April 17 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
At 4pm we finally reached our campsite at the Canyon road house. It’s a really quirky little place and our camp is completely unfenced and beautiful.
We cooked Wors and vegetables on the Braai andRead more
The Richterveld Transfrontier Park
April 18 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
This morning we were up early and took a drive to fish river canyon. This is situated in the richtersveld National park and we had to pay an entry fee of £27.
Fish River Canyon Lookout
April 18 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The drive to Fish river canyon didn’t take too long. This is the 3rd largest canyon in the world and the views were spectacular. From here we took a 5km hike to the next viewpoint before returningRead more
Fish River Canyon
April 18 in Namibia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We stopped halfway along the canyon and got the drone out as nobody was around and got a shot of the canyon and the car before moving on.
The Southern Viewpoint.
April 18 in Namibia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
It took us over an hour of real off road rock crawling to get to the southern viewpoint and we were hoping it would be a loop road but unfortunately we had to take the same road back and that was evenRead more
Back to Camp
April 18 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We arrived back at camp and it has been a full day out considering we haven’t done much.
We decided to stop at the shop on the way back to pick up a Namibia mug for our collection and it was here IRead more
Giraffes in the road
April 19 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We left camp at just gone 8am and 30km into our drive we spotted a huge heard of giraffe crossing the road. This is the most bizarre sight in the desert and they looked content and full thanks to theRead more