An overland journey from London to Cape Town via the Middle East in a 17 year old Toyota Landcruiser bought on Ebay!!

Monday, January 08, 2007

Our final route through Africa (in pink highlighter). Click on image to enlarge.
Our route through Northern Africa.

Our route through Southern Africa.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Us back in England at Woking station parting company for the first time in 10months. Merry christmas everyone!
The final count on the car, Johannesburg South Africa
Beni and Tristan at the farm Estcourt Soutgh Africa
James joining in the spirit things with the elders.
The young boys of the community dancing at the ceromony.
A Zulu man and women at the local community virgin ceromony, Natal South Africa, the women is wearing the fat of a cow inorder to get the ancestors attention.
James and Ant taking the horses for a swim in the dam, Estcourt South Africa
Ant and Beni on their farm where they looked after us at the end or our trip, Estcourt, South Afrcia
Watching the Rhino Weenan Games Reserve South Africa
On the hunt for Rhino Ant and Valdu leading the way with Beni and Heidi at the rear, Weenan Game Reserve, South Africa
Saving Zulu doggy lives in the bush, Natal South Africa
Our camp on th ewild coast, Chintsa, South Africa
Boys will be boys, Ben, James and Matt digging in the sand with Halzska looking on, Plettenburg Bay, South Africa (Matt and Halzska are a South African couple who were driving home from England, we first met them back in March in Istanbul).

The final struggle to the Southernmost point, Cape Agulhus, South Africa

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Big food for James andHeidi at Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa
Sunset from The Pig's Head at Nature's Valley, South Africa.
Waller and Ben (Hudson) show their Frisbee prowess on the beach at Nature's Valley, South Africa.



Finally hitting the most Southerly tip of Africa after 25,208 miles in the Rival. Cape L'Agulhas, South Africa (20th November 2006).

Saturday, November 25, 2006

James, Heidi, Anel and Julia winetasting at Ernie Els winery Stellenbosch, South Africa
Del, James and Heidi at Daan Viljoen Park, Namibia
After 9 months of searching we find Rhinos at the watering hole, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Cheetahs fighting for food, Northern Namibia
Patrick and Corinne with their Unimog, many great nights spent drinking wine and Patrick's homemade bread, Swakopmund, Namibia

Desert elephants (notice there extra long legs?!) Hoanib river, Namibia
The remains of our tyre after the Skeleton Coast, Namibia
The entrance to the Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia
The Rival venturing to the Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia
Del (James' mum) climbing the dunes in the Namib Desert, Namibia

Sandboarding in the Namib - the bodyboard finally gets used! Sossulvlei, Namibia

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Ruhrigh about to pick up a Black Mamba, Mwandi Mission Hospital, Zambia
Pushing the Rival, Mamili NP, Caprivi, Namibia
Heidi about to brave the croc dive cage! Ngepi camp, Caprivi, Namibia
Warthog warning! Namibia
Waller having a cheeky sleep, Spitzkoppe, Namibia

Saturday, October 21, 2006

James rock jumping Kundilila falls, Zambia

Enjoying a bbq in Livingstone with Bob and Baukje, Zambia
The Rival on the road to Livingstone, Zambia
Bob throwing a stone into the Zambezi with Victoria Falls in the background, Livingstone, Zambia
Another croc minutes before Walls wrestled it to the death! Zambia
Especially for Siena some croc teeth up close, Kalimba, Zambia
Green Mamba - pretty but deadly, Zambia
The Zambezi, the view from the mission hospital, Mwandi, Zambia

Monday, October 09, 2006

Heidi heading up a tree to sleep for the night, Rich at the bottom, Chengelo, Zambia
Waller in bed at the top of the Aerial Mast, Zambia (the bed is meant to be flat, it snapped in the night)
The view from the bottom of our beds suspended 40m off the ground up a disused Aerial Mast, Zambia
Mumpu Welume, the devil's mountain. The cave goes through the centre to the summit and is steeped in witchcraft, Zambia
Heidi sporting climbing gear at the top of Mumpu, before the electrical storm and rain set in!

Walls in Changwena Falls relaxing after our 24hour adventrue at Mumpu Welume! Zambia


Royde Chikoti (in red) helping Team Moffat to a 4 -0 victory. Ndubaluba, Zambia
The Cross overlooking Chengelo School, Zambia