Rob and Dee Overland in Africa 2014 – 10,000 miles – 4 months – 10 countries
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
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
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