18th September 2009 - to Vic Falls We had a long day on the truck and arrived late afternoon at Vic Falls. Victoria Falls (or Mosi-oa-Tunya (Tokaleya Tonga: the Smoke that Thunders) is on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The name Victoria Falls was given to the falls by the Scottish explorer Dr. David Livingstone. He named the falls after the reigning queen at the time. Whilst it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the wo...

Wednesday 16th September Today is going to be a long travel day. We stopped at Bulawayo for supplies. Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe. The economy was very poor with people begging for food everywhere. The shops had little or no food on the shelves and had guards at the entrances. The doors and windows had metal security barriers on them. I did not feel safe here. We stayed in a group, got our bits and pieces and locked ourselves back in t...

Antelope Park 14th and 15th September 2009 Jenny and I upgraded to Tent Accomodation overlooking the lake. The tent was large with comfy beds, deck chairs and our own toilet and shower. We could hear the lions roaring throughout the day and night. Antelope Park is home to ALERT - one of the world's leading conservation programmes to help save the African lion from extinction. ALERT is the subject of a major award-winning wildlife documentary which aired to ov...

12th September 2009 Today is going to be a long driving day as we start heading towards the Border. We spent two hours shopping at Polokwane. This small city was founded by Voortrekkers in the 1840's and is now home to South Africa's African National Congress - the current ruling political party. We parked our truck outside a furniture store and when we came back from shopping there were a number of African entertainers singing and dancing on the street. Ou...

Friday 11th September Up early for breakfast - there was a Rhino in our camp grounds.......... Our journey today takes us to Graskop which is the start of the Panorama Route and includes Gods Window, the Pinnacle and Bourke's Luck Potholes at Blyde River Canyon. Then onto our overnight stay at Boma in the Bush. Gods Window Situated on the Drakensberg escarpment in Mpumalanga with magnificent views, canyons, rock formations and waterfalls. God's Window is a...