Arrived back in Joburg at about 6:00pm - Luciano, Sarah, Jill and Louise all left to continue their travels and the rest of us sat down for our final dinner. After dinner we collected all the alcohol left over from the truck, loaded it to a table in the garden area and proceeded to wipe it out. The hotel came to tell us we were not allowed to do this but by then it was too late - it was virtually gone. In the interests of good international relations the rem...

First experience in the Kruger was a night drive with a local guide called Joe. We saw Hyena, Elephant, Giraffe and owls pretty quickly. Warning signs about not leaving your vehicle reminded us that we were in dangerous country, with the possibility of Big Cats ever present …… We broke down - asked us to get out and push ….. it was pitch black but we sized each other up in terms of who would be slowest back into the truck (Lion food) and push started th...

The two-day transit to Johannesburg was uneventful …we shared the trip with 3 crew members and three other people in transit - a 68 year old South Korean who had skydived in Swakopmund and bungee jumped at Vic Falls (real hard core) and a mother and daughter from Holland who were very nice. Part 2 - Kim and Sam arrive. 3/5/2018 Arrived in Johannesburg about 4ish in a hailstone storm, huge hailstones bouncing off the truck. Kim and Sam had already arriv...

Arrived in Capetown in the late evening. As we had been here a number of times before, we decided to stay "out of town" in Camps Bay. Our apartment was located in the shadow of Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles but only about 100 yards from the beach and a large selection of bars and restaurants' …… Where better to spend a week before the main trek begins. The first bar on the front advertised "Happy Hour" with cocktails at half price …. We stoppe...