Rob and Dee Overland in Africa 2014 – 10,000 miles – 4 months – 10 countries
Rob Dubin As soon as we entered Malawi our spirits improved. The corrupt Mozambique authorities were behind us. Even the customs helper was polite, well spoken and nicely dressed with a professional demeanor. He was the complete opposite of all the screaming pushy ones in Mozambique. He helped us get thru customs and when I gave him … Read more
Four days in Kruger National Park proved plenty so off to Zimbabwe. This is the country with the ruthless dictator/president. Mugabe is 90 yrs old and was reportedly good for the country in the 80s but has turned extreme in his grip on power and control and the economy and people have suffered. It felt … Read more
So varied. Changes in landscape, vegetation, vistas. And cultures as expressed by dress, manner, loads being carried by those along the roads. What an adventure. Went from South Africa to Mozambique, a border crossing, then 8 km over sand dunes to the coast. That was the main road to Ponta d’Ouro the laid back beach … Read more
Just a quick note to say we had an awesome time in Kruger National Park. Especially our night game drive where we saw leopards mating– 4 times in about 10 minutes — (could make some of us feel a bit inadequate); also saw lionesses with young, rhino, giraffe, three huge male lions, hippos, buffalo, rhinos, … Read more
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