As we arrived in Nelspruit we noticed the traffic lights (or "robots" as they call them) were not working, this wasn't that uncommon in SA but on checking into our backpackers we soon realised the whole town was without power. Shops were closed, no internet and no laundrette, the proximity of these precisely the reason we had chosen this backpackers. It was an overpriced dingey joint run by 3 middle aged layabouts and the keep of the place reflected it,...

Back on the road the following morning, and more rain as we headed for Swaziland and our second attempt at a border crossing. There was some apprehension as to how our amended visas would go, but it was all smoothe sailing, we were through and we had successfully negotiated our first border crossing. The kingdom of Swaziland is another small country landlocked by South Africa and not dissimilar from Lesotho I imagined. In fact other than that I knew very little a...

We drove a few hours with the intention to overnight in Dundee, however when we arrived at the Kwa Rie campsite we were pleasantly surprised and made the decision to make it a 2 night stop to give us time to explore the Zulu battlefields the following day. The powerful Zulu tribe engaged in many battles in the area and in the dreary rain we visited the Anglo-Zulu battlesites of Rorke's Drift, Isandlwana and the Boer-Zulu battle of Blood river. It was interesting ...

Kaz and I were up early, we had heard about the notoriously long queues at the home office and were determined to be there before the doors opened. The early bird catches the worm so they say, but as we arrived at the office we realised these birds had gotten up a lot earlier than us. It was 7.50am and the queue was enormous, we followed it to the corner before realising the line disappeared further round the block, "this could take a while".As I settle...

Several hours back in the saddle, and there was little of note to see on this stretch so we had targeted the cararvan park in small town of Eliot for our next nights stop (there were few other choices out this way). We arrived late afternoon, and were having trouble locating this mysterious "caravan park". So in the end we settled for a bush camp out of town beside a dam, the swaying vote were the small herd of Zebra randomely wandering round. Again it ...