After a couple of days reconnecting with the outside world, we restocked the truck at the supermarket. We’d head North along the coast before turning inland. About 30 kms from Swakopmund, we passed the Zeila shipwreck. It was a fishing […]
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Swakopmund and surroundings
After several days in the desert it was time to return to a city. Our first stop was at the Tropic of Capricorn, which is the southern most point where the sun can be over one’s head on summer […]
Namib-Naukluft National Park
We left the Fish River Canyon early and made our way North to Sesriem. We had a long day of driving ahead of us, but we enjoyed the dry and desert landscapes as we traveled along. There were even mountain […]
Overland truck to Fish River Canyon
The afternoon before we were to leave Felix Unite and our home for the past 3 weeks our overland truck arrived. We met our new travel companions and learned a little about what would happen over the next couple weeks. The […]
Our time on the Orange River
After a lot of thought, we decided that we would see Namibia by overland truck. The only catch was that we’d have to wait 20 days after crossing the border for them to pick us up. We wanted to do a […]
Canoeing the Orange River
The Basics A group of 14, of which 4 were guides, would set out for a 4 day/3 night canoe adventure on the Orange River. The river starts in the Drakensberg Mountains and then flows west to create the border […]
What’s in our Bags
Before leaving, we spent several weeks packing and repacking our backpacks to get only the necessary items. We’ve also been asked by many people as to what was the final decision as to what’s in our bags. While we won’t go into […]
Crossing from South Africa to Namibia
After much discussion and deliberation, we finally knew how we were leaving South Africa. We bought an Intercape bus ticket from Cape Town to the Namibian border, which would get us there in 10 hours, at around 8 pm. The plan […]
South Africa in Review
Things we’ve learned There were several things that caught our attention during our month in South Africa. People use their phones, but are not attached to them 24/7, which was quite refreshing. Internet is through satelittle in many places, especially […]
Cape Town
Back to urban life As a welcome back to a larger city, we were almost tricked into giving our debit card to a stranger. We parked on the street while figuring out where we should park for our hostel. A […]