So that‘s it. I‘ll have a shuttle to the airport at 1 am. My flight to Istanbul leaves at 4:20 am and I will be back in Germany tomorrow afternoon. I very much look forward to seeing my wife and my kids again. At the same time, today, when the car was washed and the…
Author: Stefan
Migombani Camp and into the Serengeti, Tanzania
Migombani was a glamorous campsite with Golf-course grade grass, spectacular views and an infinity pool overlooking lake Manyara. The sky was clear that night, affording impressive views of the stars, and we played with long time exposure photography on our cameras while we were having a few beers. We had cooked the rest of our…
From Mikumi to Kilimahewa
Karibuni. Welcome. We arrived at Mikumi in the early afternoon and checked into the Tan-Swiss lodge campsite. We set up our tent quickly and I chatted to Josef, the Swiss owner, before going for a relaxing swim in the pool. Josef is from the Muotathal and used to work for Pilatus, a Swiss plane manufacturer…
From Lilongwe to Lake Malawi
From Lilongwe, we first drove north on the M1 towards Kasungu, then cut across east on the M18 to get to the lake. The vegetation had become very tropical, with many banana trees and tall grass. The eastbound leg led us through the Nkhotokota Game Reserve, a beautiful stretch of tropical forest with elephant and buffalo. Unfortunately,…
Pep Guardiola in Lilongwe, Malawi
I can’t believe it but we just met Pep Guardiola in a Snooker bar in Lilongwe, Malawi and I wanted to share some pictures right away. Mark doesn’t know him, but I was quite excited.
From Livingston to Lusaka, Zambia
We got up early at the Livingston campsite and after a quick tea and coffee were on our way towards the Victoria falls. For the non-Africans: the Zambezi river forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, so the Vic falls also have both a Zambian and a Zimbabwean side. We paid 45 USD entrance fee…
From Etosha to Caprivi
We woke up early in the Sachsenheim campsite because our neighbor decided at 5am to chop firewood! By the way I asked the owner whether they were from Sachsen (Saxony, Germany). The explanation however is simpler. The Sachsenheim is the home of the Family Sachse who came from Germany 3 generations ago. The campsite had…
From Namaqua to the Orange River
The next morning was beautiful. We went down to the sea to get some salt water to wash our dishes, made tea and coffee, and left early to get going. Mark was excited to get into some serious 4×4 driving as we needed to go up along the coast through some rather soft sand. In…
Cape West Coast
After fixing the inverter we left Capetown towards Garies on the N7 and drove north. Along the way we passed several huge vineyards. We noticed a small scruffy roadstall and stopped to grab some wine and a bite to eat, only to be disappointed as they were closed. However, there was a friendly guy who…