Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-30
17:48:49, was:
Latitude: -33.836
Longitude: 18.6715
Western Cape, South Africa

Klondike

Picking cherries on the way to Cape Town.

Last night

We spent our last night at a magical spot in the Karoo. 

Die Mond is a paradise in a desert experiencing a drought.

Old Postal Route

After a few days of resting, we're taking the most difficult route out of the Bidue valley.

Bed

We've been sleeping in a bed these last few days.

I can't say I miss having a bed. Nasty things. I do miss having a pillow though. Pillows are nice.

Staying at Enjo Farm. The Western Cape drought is extreme. It's looks like the end of the dry season, but it's only just begun.

One more stop, 2 more nights, and this adventure is over.

Wild camping at last

We were hoping Namibia would be fullof this style of amazing wild camping. At the end of the day SA takes the cake. Just ask the farmer (or Nama sheep herder) and they are more than happy to share their piece of beautiful place with us 💚

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-27
07:34:39, was:
Latitude: -32.13933
Longitude: 19.29817
Western Cape, South Africa

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-25
16:28:45, was:
Latitude: -31.78133
Longitude: 18.62367
Western Cape, South Africa

Factors of 3, and wild camping

- We've been moving at 1/3 of our anticipated pace.

- We've been spending 3 times as much as we've budgeted for.

Our bank accounts tell us it's time to head back to Cape Town. We're coming to the end of our robot monkey's African adventure.

We've been in a bit of an accommodation desert, so we've been asking herders and farmers if we can sleep on their land. Some of the best camping we've had!

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-23
17:25:28, was:
Latitude: -28.9725
Longitude: 19.12617
Northern Cape, South Africa

Crime on the Orange River

We've been back in South Africa for a week and we've already been victims of a robbery and an act of vandalism during a 2nd attempted robbery.

A Monkey stole our grapes minutes after arriving at Augrabies. This morning a monkey got into our tent and took a bite out of a pack of tissues.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-20
16:30:02, was:
Latitude: -28.59233
Longitude: 20.33417
Northern Cape, South Africa

Last Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park drive

Up and down the rolling dunes of the Kalahari -- which btw is not a real desert but a grassy fossil "desert" strewn with trees holding sizeable weaver bird nests.  This tree hasn't collapsed yet.

Back in SA

Almost everything is so much cheaper! 

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Goodbye Kgalagadi

We went for a late afternoon drive to say goodbye.  The Kgalagadi requires a LOT of driving.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-18
17:06:05, was:
Latitude: -26.4745
Longitude: 20.61233
Northern Cape, South Africa

Kgalagadi

We're back in South Africa.

The grass isn't greener, but there's more of it.

The Nossob 'River'

We were lucky to have a few cold days. A strong wind blowing all the way from the Antarctic.

The heat is back, it's 10 am and the Jackal are already panting.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-15
15:32:29, was:
Latitude: -25.766
Longitude: 19.99983
Northern Cape, South Africa

The Kalahari

We have arrived at the edge of the harsh and unrelenting Kalahari desert.

Will we survive? Two more nights and we're back in South Africa.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-14
16:03:15, was:
Latitude: -24.80567
Longitude: 18.189
Hardap Region, Namibia

How to get stuck, and stay stuck in three easy steps

We took a wrong turn (many many many wrong turns really), when we were in Walvis Bay. We learnt some important lessons that everyone who drives a car with a little button that says "4L" should know.

1. Confidence
Stop and chat with other people you meet along the way who are stuck. Laugh at their folly as you leave them behind, confident that the same won't happen to you.

2. Spin
Spin spin spin. Spin until your undercarriage is nestling on the ground and you only see the very top of your wheels.

3. Equipment
Don't bother bringing an appropriate jack and recovery tracks.

For bonus points:
- make sure the tide is busy coming in.
- ‎don't bother driving on roads.
- ‎make sure there are no rocks or sticks you could use for additional grip.

Windhoek, again

Re-provisioning and recovering in Windhoek.

urbancamping.net for the humans, Cymot for the machines.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-11
12:23:22, was:
Latitude: -22.55367
Longitude: 17.09267
Khomas Region, Namibia

Clouds, thunder, lightning, rainbows...

We're camping in a river. In most places on the planet, this would be an alarm bell. 'River' has a different meaning here, involving sand, not water.

Tomorrow we sleep in Windhoek.

Crawling out from under Spitzkoppe

Leaving one of the most scenic spots we've visited thus far.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-08
14:40:18, was:
Latitude: -21.84467
Longitude: 15.1895
Erongo Region, Namibia

Spitzkoppe

No elephants or lions here. Spectacular sunsets and very big rocks.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-08
08:56:53, was:
Latitude: -21.83683
Longitude: 15.16583
Erongo Region, Namibia

Hot day, elephants in camp

Boy oh boy. Tourist should be forced pass some very basic wildlife knowledge tests before being allowed into the country. Silly city people.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-05
12:32:57, was:
Latitude: -21.01633
Longitude: 14.68533
Erongo Region, Namibia

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-04
18:50:20, was:
Latitude: -20.63583
Longitude: 14.56983
Kunene Region, Namibia

Graffiti

Ancient graffiti in Twyfelfontein.

We've also been seeing a lot of elephant dung....

Last night on Skeleton Coast

Amid the tracks of jackal and brown hyena. The journey eastwards begins.

Last reported position

The last reported position of our intrepid adventurers, on 2017-11-03
14:25:59, was:
Latitude: -20.31083
Longitude: 13.6475
Kunene Region, Namibia

Good to be on the move

Lichen fields, ancient volcano craters, seal colonies, shipwrecks, canyons, jackal... It's good to be on the move again.

Ugab River

Usually 'river' is used to describe a part of the desert that has a lonely piece of grass, or dead tree.

We passed two vehicles stuck in the mud and continued North.

East

Today we're going to hit the Northern most limit of our trip, and then start heading East.

Goodbye Atlantic. Goodbye you freezing Benguela current!

On the road again

We've done it! We've actually left Swakopmund and are heading North. Almost a month after we first arrived.

We clocked 5000km as we left. That's 5000km driven in 3 months.

Stuck in sandy

Our everyday adventures are always fuelling Orion's games.

He got the technical details down pretty accurately. Unfortunately we didn't have a ramp to get out, that was his invetion. 

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