After our first slow morning since renting the truck, we realized we needed more information before crossing the border. We asked the reception about fees for driving a foreign vehicle across the border as well as any foods that couldn’t […]
Namibia in Review
Things we’ve learned Namibia is a fairly new country that got its independence from South Africa in 1990. While there is a wide variety of languages, Afrikaans is widely spoken across the country. Interestingly, even though the Apartheid took […]
Zambezi Region aka Caprivi Strip, Part 2
As we neared the end of our journey across the Bwabwata National Park, we saw an entrance to the Kwando area of the park. There was a sign for the reception and headquarters and this was the first thing that […]
Zambezi Region aka Caprivi Strip, Part 1
We had 4 days until we needed to leave Namibia and we were going to spend them exploring the Zambezi Region, formerly Caprivi Strip. It was the highlight of the country for some and we were looking forward to seeing as […]
The Start of the 4×4 Adventure
The morning our overland tour ended, Jen and Reinier gave us a ride to the airport as that was where we needed to pick-up the truck. The process took some time, but after several hours we knew how to open the tent, […]
Etosha National Park and the End of the Overland Truck
Etosha National Park We spent most of our time in South Africa hearing about the drought and since arriving to Namibia we have heard of their unusual rains. We’ve witnessed green in places where it is usually just sand or […]
Opuwo and the Himba Village
Most of the day was spent on the truck as we needed to get to the paved road and head further North. The road conditions were unknown as the rain had changed the normal dirt roads into mud pits. We had […]
Damaraland
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 […]
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 […]