Lusaka travelling East to Chipata, Zambia

Eureka ! We had found a campsite and the campsite was actually called Eureka! We found what we thought was a great spot to set up our tent and relax. While braaiing the engineers in us found a way to suspend the chicken just the right height above the fire, as only engineers can do….

Caprivi to Livingstone, Zambia

It rained almost the whole night letting up at around 5am in the morning which led to a magnificent sunrise.  The cold showers rectified our foggy heads from last night’s Tequila binge.  A quick coffee and tea and the leftover vetkoek we had bought on the side of the road the day before and we…

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…

Windhoek and further North

In Windhoek we stayed at the Urban Camp which is across the road from the famous Joes Pub.  Which we visited of course.  Interestingly we were warned not to walk back to the camp in the dark even though it was just 500 meters.  And I thought South Africa was dangerous.  The WiFi at Joes…

Leaving RSA

We checked into Richterveld national park with an hour to spare.  Potjiespram campsite was empty and we camped on the river bank,  taking a walk to the actual river and just enjoying stretching our legs and taking in the raw beauty. We left Potjiespram early the next morning .  At Sendlingsdrift our first issue of…

On the way

Got into River Destiny lodge night before last at just on midnight, after missing the turnoff at Gariep dam.  The lodge is right next to the N1, and the Orange River, however without direct access to the N1 and this means an extra few kilometers to get there.  A very nice spot, and after a…