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We are all back home after 5 weeks on the road. Fantastic trip, what an experience and adventure!  Wouldn't have been the same without Brian and Jenny, we had some great fun and laughs, great food (a bit too much though!) and have wonderful memories.

 

Drove approx 8600 km's from Cape Town north through Namibia, Caprivi Strip, Chobe (Botswana), Zambia to visit family (thanks Peter and Margie for your great hospitality), Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia and back to Cape Town.

 

Thanks to Graham for setting up the blog for us!

 

Ed and Wendy

 

 

Back home

very dirty and a bit worse for wear, but the trailer survived (minus jockey wheel that mysteriously vanished along the route)

Clanwilliam Dam

After recent heavy rains in Cape Town the dams are full!

short walk (very short) Fish River Canyon.

Ai Ais Hot Springs

Ai Ais near Fish River Canyon. Enjoyed couple of days relaxing here.

waiting for the apple strudel!

Canon Road house, near Fish River Canyon

Ed enjoyed all the old vehicles. Wendy enjoyed the excellent apple strudel!

Namibia

long road home

Quiver Tree forest

Zimbabwe

Lunch at Twin Rivers, Karoi. On our way to stay with Kath and Doug in Kadoma.

Thanks for your wonderful hospitality and to Doug's welding ability in fixing our trailer.

As reported the access road to Mana Pools was challenging. Took us 3 hours to drive 77km, but there were some wonderful photo opportunities.

Supper preparations

Sunset over Zambezi

Mana Pools

Caprivi Strip

Greetings travelers,

I guess you are the last of our friends who will visit the Caprivi Strip !

As in future we will visit the “Zambezi Region” as it was renamed last Thursday.

And we will now travel to Naminus as opposed to Luderitz.

Regards Graham

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Namibia-renames-Caprivi-Strip-20130808

Mana Pools

At Mana Pools. Zimbabwe

We had braai at Parays Game Farm and later visited the lions.

lunch!

lunch time  braai with friends of Peter and Margie's. 

Lusaka

In Lusaka. Staying with Wendy's brother and sister in law. Peter and Margie.

Having dinner at a Thai restaurant.

Lovely meal.

on road to Lusaka. Lunch! Chip butties.

Border crossing

sorry - out of sequence!  Trucks waiting to be ferried across the Zambezi.

At the bottom of the "boiling Pot".

Victoria Falls Bridge

Victoria Falls

On walk down to the "Boiling Pot".  629 metres in all.  Catching our breath!

Victoria Falls from Zambian side

Zambia

On Kazengula Ferry entering Zambia

Fishermen return

Brian's Tiger fish

Chobe

THE FISHING TRIP

Ed caught a cat fish

Chobe

SMS from Wendy this morning at 08h30
Leaving shortly for Zambia. Tried to blog yesterday but internet spasmodic, will try again.
BUT Brian caught a Tiger and Ed a catfish.

Note from Graham - This now puts huge pressure on Geoff and Pete to do likewise on their trip!!!!

Chobe

At Chobe Safari lodge

Chobe

Arrived at Chobe Safari lodge.Went on an evening river trip.

Kwando lodge

Kwando camp

Breakfast 

Ngepi campsite and loo!

Ngepi camp