The white bomber was equipped with long range tanks giving a range of…..and quoting the car hire girl here…..about 1300km if you don't drive like an idiot. But only about 1100km if you do. Perhaps I am just really doff, but what constitues driving like an idiot? Especially in a 4x4? In other words, these fuel gauges were not to be entirely relied upon. Heading down the road in Botswana is not a minor undertaking. Running out of fuel in this country can pose...

The highest point of the entire Botswana is only 900m high and it is found at Tsodilo Hills….Botswana is a VERY flat country with a highest point of 900m! Because of its protruding height….in a very flat country, even 900m is pretty impressive…..it is like a beacon. In eons past, local San and other tribes used this place as a portal to their gods or spirits or ancestors or deities. And recorded their passing in rock paintings and petroglyphs. Even to this...

What started out as a dream is now a reality. An abstract concept is now a floating reality - the houseboat. But in between was a whole lot of blood, sweat, shouting matches and enough profanties to keep the French Foreign Legion in the swearing credit for years to come! But like obtaining all dreams, it was a hell of an adventure! I think that all involved would agree with that! //Xubaa set sail in March and continues to get better and better. And we got to sp...