Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, Tanzania We spend 2 long days driving from the Malawi border to Dar es Salaam, we are both surprised by just how well the kids cope with the journey, the kids entrain themselves by using the imagination for play, so fantastic to watch kids grow up far too quickly these days. Our initial plan was to ship the White Elephant we bought in South Africa back to the UK, but further research shows it could be difficult to register it in the U...

Beaches, rocky roads and bizarre Malawi landscapes At each African border crossing we are expecting the worst, but all the crossing including getting into Malawi have been relatively straight forward. Our first destination was Senga Bay on Lake Malawi where we headed to Steps Campsite to camp on the beach, we pictured a scene from the beach, sunshine, relaxation and a kid's playground, but instead the tent was battered by winds and the noise of the sea made us f...

Driving across Zambia to South Luangwa NP It sure feels like our time is coming to an end with about 6 weeks left and we need to be selective to what we see, we decide to go quick through Zambia and spend more time in Malawi and Tanzania, so we spend 2 full days driving across Zambia to Chipata near the Malawi border, there are many police stops but we are surprised to be waved through all of them. I use my Marriott points once more to get a free night at the Pr...

The smoke that thunders, Victoria Falls We set off from Hwange National Park heading for Victoria Falls, Henk, Teresa and Tinneke are also heading up to the falls so we decide to go together. As we get closer the police check frequency starts to increase, we have been lucky so far but on one of the stops we are fined $20 US for not displaying the GVM on the outside of the vehicle, I am not sure if it's a requirement but its pointless arguing so we pay and get on...

Touring Zimbabwe We always planned to take a holiday within our overlanding trip in Zimbabwe, we had booked a guided self-drive fully catered trip with Bhejane and would give us a welcome break from putting the roof tents away early in the morning, relive me of stress on the road and allow Edwina to take a deserved break from cooking. We departed Francistown early heading for the Plumtree border post where we would be met by our guide Cronje who with help us ...