Rob and Dee Overland in Africa 2014 – 10,000 miles – 4 months – 10 countries
When Dee and I sailed around the world we were part of a wandering band of cruising gypsies and it was normal to enter each new harbor and look for boats we knew. It was quite common to find friends we had not seen in a year or two and 8,000 miles previously. Wonderful as … Read more
We came to Mozambique for a few days of scuba diving in the Indian Ocean. Our previous dives on the far side of the Indian Ocean were in the Similans off of Thailand and the Maldives- both were spectacular. Unfortunately the diving was not the same caliber here but the trip was exciting anyway. The … Read more
We stopped at Tembe Elephant Park for a quick look. The park is only open to 10 vehicles a day and all must be 4 wheel drive. As soon as we got in the park we saw a sign that said to put it in 4WD here. Tembe like all the parks that have lion … Read more
As every Floridian knows the United States has alligators. Here in Africa they have Nile Crocodiles. The two look may similar but the crocs are MUCH MUCH larger and way more ferocious. Last week I went into a car parts store looking for a cigarette lighter plug I could attach directly to the truck battery … Read more
Three weeks in Africa and much has happened. One great week outfitting our new home the Toyota HiLux 4×4. Bushlore folks were terrific and we left Saturday morning for our first camping adventure. Up to the Drakensberg escarpment for Golden Gate Nat’l Park. Chilly in their autumn season – down bags and long underwear in … Read more
Dee and I are just learning how to spot the game. Our first park was Tana reserve which we visited with our friend Tina and her kids, Maya and Noah- much of it was open country and we could easily see the game- though at one point we initially missed a giraffe that was 15 … Read more