Karoo National Park - Nov 30th to Dec 2nd This was are first campsite, all looks a bit hectic but everything seemed to be working, it just took a while to get everything out of the back (and even longer to get it all back in, but Paul and Dave are quickly becoming experts!). The first night went well, the awning came into it's own as it a short storm moved over.We were able to enjoy beer and wine under it's shelter as we watched the odd lightening bolt shatte...

The Adventure Begins - Nov 30th 2007 In hindsight it maybe wasn't the best idea to work right up until 5 minutes before we set out on our 23,000 km, 6 month Southern Africa road trip but that's the way it was and Paul had been working part time for the month doing the final preparations with Dave and Kaz.I 'worked' on Friday morning, and was picked up at about 12.30 by the landy.I was a bit shocked to see how loaded up Kal was but I think that was partly due t...

Trip Planning and Preparation Working in Cape Town meant that we had a long period to prepare and plan for the trip. One of the first steps taken was purchasing the vehicle for the job and the Land Rover Defender was the perfect choice. This is it from when we took it for a day out down to Cape Point. When it was bought it already came well fitted out for the journey, it's a 2000 model and didn't have a lot of k's on the clock. It's list of extra's included: r...