Day 66 - Spitzkoppe Camp to Swakopmund

After breaking down our campsite we got ready to depart but then Joe (one of our tour mates) came running down the mountain after a hike, he had managed to lose his iPhone down a crevasse and an operation was set in motion to retrieve it.

Day 65 - Spitzkoppe Bush Camp  

Departure was at first light, we had another long day ahead with our first stop at a Himba village.

The Himba are indigenous people with an estimated population of about 50 000 people. They are predominantly livestock farmers and count their wealth in the number of their cattle. 

Day 63 - Baobab Tree Bush Camp to Halali, Waterhole, Etosha National Park    

It was easier getting up early with the excitement of going to Etosha National Park. We prepared breakfast and lunch to go for the afternoon game drive before getting on the road with the days temperature slowly rising.

Maun, Botswana to The Caprivi, Namibia

We were up early for our early departure from Maun. Al had the dreaded Malaria tablet, a bucket of water and 2 electrolyte tablets before getting on the road.

We left Maun behind and headed north west towards the Namibian border. Sad to be leaving Botswana but excited about Namibia! 

Day 60 Nairobi to Cape Town Maun, Botswana
After a lazy morning it was time to meet the big yellow truck and go cook group shopping. There are a few shops in the centre of Maun where you can find most foodstuffs, supermarkets including Spar, Woolworth's, a bottle store and a coffee shop.

Day 59 Nairobi to Cape Town
It was another early morning start (4am), but with  all the excitement of going on safari to the Moremi Game Reserve, on the eastern side of the Okavango Delta in Botswana i

Day 58 Nairobi to Cape Town
Sedia Hotel, Maun We were woken up at 08h00 by an overly efficient housekeeping lady who wanted to clean our room for us and couldn't understand why we didn't but got the picture eventually.

Day 57 Nairobi to Cape Town
Thebe River Lodge, Kasane to Sedia Hotel, Maun
e were up at 04h30 to get ready for the long drive ahead. We loaded our gear into the truck and filled up on breakfast and coffee before leaving the campsite. 

Day 56 Nairobi to Cape Town
Victoria Falls to Kasane, Botswana We were up early, packed our gear and walked it over to the truck for our 08h30 departure. We said goodbye to more of the crew who were leaving, 

Day 55 Nairobi to Cape Town
Victoria Falls Rest Camp After a great nights sleep we were up and off to the Victoria Falls National Park. We stopped in at Shearwater Cafe for breakfast 

Day 54 Nairobi to Cape TownDancing with the DevilWe were up at 04h30 and ready to go shortly after, we headed off to meet our 06h00 taxi to the ZIM border which was thankfully early 

Day 53 Nairobi to Cape Town
Victoria Falls Rest Camp We woke up early and gathered washing to be laundered then headed out for a short walk down the road to Shearwater Cafe for breakfast 

Day 52 Nairobi to Cape Town
Train Transit to Victoria FallsWe were up early and treated to a beautiful sunrise over the rolling hillside while passing small villages and occasionally stopping to pick up passengers along the way. 

Day 51 Nairobi to Cape Town
Bulawayo and transit via train to Victoria Falls Al's cook group was up early preparing breakfast for the group that were heading out on their Rhino Safari 

Day 50 Nairobi to Cape Town
Zimbabwe To Bulawayo, 320kmWe woke early and broke down our tent, had a hearty breakfast which was almost taken by a troop of Vervet Monkeys which seemed hell bent on getting a free meal. 

Day 49 Nairobi to Cape Town
Antelope Park, Gweru to Great Zimbabwe Camp, 210kmWe got a well earned sleep in until 09h00, broke down our tents and walked over to the cafe for breakfast

Day 48 Nairobi to Cape Town
Antelope Park, ZimbabweWe woke to the sound of Lions roaring in the early morning hours and heard some of the guys heading out for their early morning walks with the lions

Day 47 Nairobi to Cape Town
Kuimba Shiri Bird Park to Antelope Park 265kmWe were up early once again for our 07h00 departure and after a quick breakfast we left Harare behind us and on towards Gweru. 

Day 46 Nairobi to Cape Town
Warthogs Bush Camp to Kuimba Shiri Bird Park, Harare 360kmWe were up at 04h30, packed our gear and had breakfast at 05h30 before our departure at 06h00. 

Day 45 Nairobi to Cape Town
Warthogs Bush Camp, Lake KaribaIt was another non eventful day starting with Warthogs breakfast which was cooked by Patricia and tasted fantastic like all the other food cooked at Warthogs. 

Day 44 Nairobi to Cape Town
Warthogs Bush Camp, Lake Kariba, ZimbabweAfter waking up around 07h00 we had breakfast then washed all our dirty laundry and in the early morning 30 degree heat our clothes dried in no time.

Day 43 Nairobi to Cape Town
Eureka Camp, Lusaka to Warthogs Camp, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe 190kmWe packed up our tents, showered and after breakfast left Eureka Camp & Lusaka for the 150km trip to the Zimbabwe border crossing.

Day 42 Nairobi to Cape Town
Jay Jay Ku'ansenga Lodge to Eureka Camp, Lusaka, Zambia 400kmWe pulled away from camp at 07h30 and made it onto newly paved roads for an hour or so then 10-20km sections of paved/dirt roads and finally made it to Eureka Camp on the outskirts of Lusaka (the capital of Zambia)

Day 41 Nairobi to Cape Town
Mabuya Camp, Lilongwe to Jay Jay Ku'ansenga Lodge, Zambia 300kmWe were up early and packed away our camp, had breakfast & slowly proceeded out of the capital and headed the 80km to the Zambia border. We made good time to the border with light weekend traffic making life easier for us.

Day 40 Nairobi to Cape Town
Kande Beach Camp to Mabuya Camp, Lilongwe 320km
We were up at 05h00 for our early departure heading for the capital. It was a non eventful trip traveling parallel to the Lake then as we reached the outskirts of Lilongwe the Friday traffic started and it took us an extra 30-40 minutes to get into the centre where the cook groups ran off to purchase the next few days cooking ingredients.

Day 39 Nairobi to Cape Town
Kande Beach Camp, Lake MalawiWe were up early to get our laundry in to be washed and organize our bags as they had ended up being anything but organized. After repacking everything back into the truck we headed over to the bar to order breakfast and sat looking out over the Lake. We enjoyed a relaxing day swimming in the lake and socializing with some of the group over a quiet beverage.

Day 38 Nairobi to Cape Town
Kande Beach Camp, Lake MalawiWe were up early and headed for breakfast stopping off at the truck so Al could sharpen some knifes for some of the crew who were going to help slaughter a pig for tonight's dinner "Piggy on a Spit". We relaxed by the beach most of the day until 1500 when the "Truck Olympics" began. 

Day 37 Nairobi to Cape Town
Chitimba Camp to Kande Beach Camp, Lake Malawi 220kmWe were up early, packed all our gear away and took it all back to the truck, then had a filling breakfast.