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The Majesty of the Chobe River
We had been heading north into the Okavango Delta and Chobe, the parts of Botswana that are world renowned for animals, and we had not been disappointed. In fact, we were beginning to think that a few less elephants would be a bit of a relief having had a couple of close encounters. We drove…
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Chasing Elephants in the Okavango
After two relaxing but sweltering days at Kubu Island we packed Henry up and headed back north towards Nata to replenish stocks then carry on up to the Elephant Sands campsite. This campsite seemed to be quite well known amongst the Overlanding community – everyone says there are elephants everywhere and it´s amazing. Given its…
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Mud and Floods in the Desert
We were back in Botswana after 3 weeks in South Africa. Pretoria had been useful and a complete change of pace for a while but we were glad to be back on the road. We stayed two nights in Gabarone in order to allow ourselves time to book the rest of our Botswana campsites in…
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Three Weeks in the Wilds of Pretoria!
Those of you who have read our South African posts, particularly ´Reflections on Leaving South Africa´, will know that we have confused and entirely opposing feelings about this country. And those of you who have visited it yourselves will, no doubt, absolutely understand the conundrum. It is at once a stunningly beautiful, friendly, easy and…
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Rhinos and a Tuli Wilderness Adventure
We needed to find the real Botswana before we got bogged down in health issues, Henry issues and the economic woes in the UK affecting our property over there. Life seemed to be closing in on us and I was all too aware that the joy and excitement that our nomadic lives normally provide had…
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And a Shakey Start to Botswana….
I first visited Botswana in 2001 and enjoyed everything about it. James and I then spent nearly a month there together in 2018 when it catapulted itself to our favourite country, unexpectedly edging above Namibia. Back then it offered a completely remote experience where we saw almost no towns, roads or traffic in our whole…
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A Rough Departure!
After a fabulous few days at Mount Etjo, Africat and the Otavi vineyard, we were heading for the large northern town of Grootfontein. We had been told by a few people that this could be a good base around which to settle but the further north we went the more populated and industrial Namibia seemed…
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Leaving the Best Until Last?
The last few days had become incredibly exciting as the prospect of buying land and getting residency in Namibia became so close we could taste it. But a combination of the wrong property and feet which were still far too itchy to settle down, had veered us away from making a huge decision and pushed…
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Getting Serious About Namibia
We arrived back in Windhoek in the middle of January and were thrilled to be given a new 90 day visa with a warm smile. We had spent nearly 3 months here before Christmas but still had plenty we wanted to do – and it was hard even thinking about dragging ourselves away. But things…
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To Windhoek and New Friends
We had spent 5 wonderful days in Etosha. We had walked with giants Taken care of small creatures hoping to share dinner Or beer! And found that going to the toilet is not always as safe as you might like… So it was with heavy hearts that we eventually said goodbye and headed south towards…
The Sidetracked Sagas 