Rob and Dee Overland in Africa 2014 – 10,000 miles – 4 months – 10 countries
We thought today would be departure day but bureaucracy prevails and it takes us all day to get a road worthy certificate on the truck and get our license plate renewed. Still pretty amazing that in six days we have purchased a perfectly outfitted 4WD and upgraded it with some frills, installed a full on … Read more
Today we went to Bushlore – the 4WD Safari rental company from whom we are buying our vehicle. It was in great shape and the company is fantastic. What a buttoned up operation. They helped us get our paperwork with the motor vehicle department, our insurance, the vehicle emergency tracking system in our name and … Read more
In Heathrow airport. 9 hour flight behind us , 12 hour flight next. The coffee shop in the airport is named Giraffe-just to get us in the mood for Africa
When Dee made our flight reservations she traded miles for the tickets but we still had to pay nearly $700 each in taxes and fees. We later realized that because of So. Africa’s extended Easter holiday we would have 3 days to cool our heels in Johannesburg before we could pick up our truck. We … Read more
A week ago I sent an email to a number of friends telling them of our trip. One friend responded she was jealous. I replied that the truck had a back seat and could hold two more. Over the next few hours more emails went back and forth. Bottom line – within 48 hours of … Read more
The countdown continues. We’ve finally bought every item on our long list. We spent some time today spraying our clothes with a semi permanent insect repellent called Permethrin which we have used before successfully. Hopefully it will keep away those malarial mosquitos. The next few days we have to vacate the house we are in … Read more