13^TH AUGUST 2009 – KATIMA MULLILO > LIVINGSTONE - ZAMBIA

THE ROAD FROM KATIMA MULLILO INTO THE TOWN OF LIVINGSTONE IS DRIVABLE. VILLAGE DWELLING DOT THE HORIZONS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. ECONOMIC DECAY AND POVERTY IS SO APPARENT WITH MANY OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE SURVIVING ON FOOD AID PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY RELIEF ORGANISATIONS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD. THESE PEOPLE DON’T LIVE THE DAY, THEY SURVIVE THE DAY AND PRAY TOMORROW WILL BRING THEM A NEW DAY OF HOPE AND FREEDOM – “WELCOME TO AFRICA” [read more...]

21^st August

Its one day prior to us expecting the modem back from SA – cant wait! This will enable us to have more accessibility to the internet by being able to use our local sim cards - which means that we can keep our website up dated and keep in touch with all our loved ones.

Our last day in Livingstone is therefore put aside to enable us to get our “house” issues in order. We start by dropping into Harry’s place to confirm that we’ll be back at his place at 4pm (he’s going to solder some loose connections on Dizzy2, and he needs her for about an hour), and then we head into Livingstone to drop off our laundry at the local launderette. [read more...]

16th August

Well I hope that you’ve all clicked on the “RSS Feed” button on our home page, so that you’re kept informed as to when our website has been updated. That way it prevents you from having to log in unnecessarily every few days only to find that we haven’t had a chance to update the site yet!

Well we’re out of Namibia and now in Zambia. Before we left Namibia we stayed in Halali, which is a resort within Etosha National Park. We managed to see elephant, giraffe, zebra (see our gallery) and Slug even managed to see lion and rhino at an evening watering hole that I didn’t get to visit (just my luck!). [read more...]

12^TH – 13^TH AUGUST 2009 – RUNDU - NAMIBIA 

WE LEFT HALALI CAMP AT DAWN THIS MORNING AS WE HAVE A SIX-HOUR DRIVE AHEAD OF US. WE HAVE DECIDED TAKE THE“TRACKS FOR AFRICA” ROUTING THAT WILL SHORTEN OUR JOURNEY BY APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AS OPPOSE TO DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROAD. THE D3016 IS A WELL-USED SAND ROAD THAT CROSSES WEST TO EAST FROM OSHIVELO TO MURURANI. LOCALS HAVE LET US KNOW THAT THE ROAD IS IN GOOD CONDITION, AS THE RAINY SEASON HAS NOT ARRIVED YET.  AT MURURANI WE WILL TURN LEFT ONTO THE B8 AND HEAD NORTH – THIS TAR ROAD WITH A BIT OF LUCK TAKE US ALL THE WAY INTO RUNDU. [read more...]

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26 – 29^TH JULY 2009 – SWAKOPMUND

SWAKOPMUND – REST AND RELAXATION AT LAST!

“DIZZY” ARRIVED TO A WIND SWEPT SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA’S PREMIER HOLIDAY RESORT. WE HAVE DECIDED TO REST OUR WEARY BODIES AND WILL NOT BE SETTING UP CAMP, BUT RATHER STAYING IN SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION FOR THREE DAYS AT THE SWAKOPMUND MUNICIPAL BUNGALOWS (YOU HAVE TO SEE THE HUMOUR HERE!). OUR NEXT THREE DAYS WILL BE FULL OF ACTIVITY IN SO FAR AS GETTING OUR LAUNDRY WASHED AT A LAUNDRETTE (WHICH IS FAST BECOMING A LUXURY TO EVEN FIND SOMEONE THAT OFFERS LAUNDRY FACILITIES), FINANCES FOR THE TRIP, VEHICLE REPAIRS – OIL CHANGE, AND OUR ONGOING NETWORK PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO ACCESS OUR EMAILS AND WEBSITE FROM OUR MODEMS. [read more...]

9^th August

Gee Wiz time flies!!!!  Its been two weeks since I last updated my journal. I blame the delay due to the fact that we’ve had no internet access since the last week of July (well someone has to be blamed don’t they? J). Much has changed over the last two weeks. For one the weather has improved radically! I am now sporting a tan and the hairdryer and make-up are a long distance reminder of Cape Town (don’t worry girls, I’ve still got the hair dye!!!). [read more...]

9^th August

I think Im going to have to create an “unhappy” page on the website, which consists of inadequate or incompetent or just plain shoddy suppliers!!!  Dizzy2’s side lights have gone under the awning! That means that all of our outdoor night lights no longer exist after only 3 weeks of being on the road, and hey – I ain’t driving back to CT to get my warranty validated!!!  I hate the injustice of it all!  [read more...]