September 25th Nanyuki to Moyale Ethiopia.
Five to Ten years ago this was one of the dangerous parts of a C2C journey ..Bandits near Moyale hassled and robbed motorists..and the...
An old man's travels through Africa.
Five to Ten years ago this was one of the dangerous parts of a C2C journey ..Bandits near Moyale hassled and robbed motorists..and the...
So off to the Sudanese embassy at 8.00am - the traffic is unbelievable and there is no courtesy - every man for himself. He who hesitates...
We need to talk about water.. the item most of us Malungus/Muzungus/Makiwes/Franchese yes us whites take for granted. In most African...
Spent the morning trying to find a Fundi..(claimed to be a Swahili word..but we used it in Rhodesia) meaning a person who is...
This morning I cleaned the rear of the car emptied out all the rubbish and cleaned the fridge. It stinks, even after a bath in dettol it...
An early start today.. hoping to get to Voi a town between Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks in Kenya.. Uneventful run to Moshi....
Today I had hoped to get to Same and decided to leave after the rush hour. Started moving at 9.30.. The traffic in town was ok but the...
Dar is a city with very little..a staging point for Zanzibar and the southern Tanzanian game parks Selous, Ruaha and Mikumi. I needed...
Our guide yesterday told us about a new road to Dar.. but said it was 2 kms out of the park.. we found an old road about 4 kms away that...
We decide to do an early morning boat trip on the river.. Bird life is abundant and so are the crocs and hippos. Actually the river...
There is a short cut from the lodge to Selous that we weren't advised about, so it was 7 gruelling hours of driving.. the last couple in...
We got away soon after breakfast .. found an ATM that worked for o'seas cards in Irungu and headed for a small Park named Mikumi.. Got...
Another day of game viewing. The day started with lion And ended with this leopard asleep But lots in between. Another great day with two...
Game drive after breakfast.. we have 2 guides - Majuto very experienced and been with Foxes group for 17 years..knows his stuff.and...
An early start and I'm pleased we did.. Need to get to an ATM to get cash for fuel. Credit cards not accepted. We head north to the town...
We are warned by the hotel manager this morning that this border is slow. But is it me? We are through in an hour and a quarter .. that...
A driving day.. We have an early breakfast and take the boat back to Cape Maclear. We head north with the lake to the east. Many...
This is total relaxation time. Breakfast 8.00 am then a shower, bucket type, nice hot water. Reading, swimming..It's 12 already, time for...
We head to Lake Malawi today. Breakfast at the B&B. I tried to pay my bill with credit card but it didn't go through.. I phoned Australia...
Rayna arrives today at 12.20. I need some eye bolts and U shackles. Hunt Lilongwe high and low ...nothing available.. Police road stops...