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Didn’t know the name of the brand. Trying to find a size 13 in Africa has so far been tough. We’re hopeful to find something in Dar es Salaam

Mozambique - part 2 Next stop, Matobo National Park, known for San rock paintings and intriguing rock formations. Also the gravesite of Cecil Rhodes (but we were not really interested in that). Unfortunately, once again we felt overcharged for minimal value. It does not escape us that we are...

Thanks! Unfortunately couldn't get the truck and the elephant in on the same shot. It was about 75 ft away from the truck. Some of the diameters of the largest boababs are rivaling the biggest trees in the world, including the sequoias of California but are crazy short in comparison. I'd...

Zimbabwe Driving into a wild camping spot in the Eastern Highlands We entered Zimbabwe with some trepidation. We expected extreme poverty, lack of infrastructure and crowds of people competing for tourism dollars wherever we went. These fears were exacerbated by memories from a trip to...

Sharp eyes. Thought the truck needed some sprucing up. No, actually some vehicles are required to have reflective tape around their vehicles in Mozambique. We weren’t sure if it was needed. We’re now hearing that its required in Pakistan

Mozambique - part 2 Driving throughout Africa, we are always fascinated by what people are selling by the side of the road. And by the beautiful designs the vendors create out of what they are selling. Plastic bag tree donating the sale of cashews. They dot the roadways of Mozambique, with...

Mozambique - part 1 Driving the sandy beach roads of Mozambique. (Note the tilt in the camper down to the left, this will become a later issue) We entered Mozambique from Eswatini with some trepidation. We knew there was ongoing civil unrest in the north of the country and heard of travelers...

100% agree. What’s even more scary is that they are highly rated on multiple sites including iOverlander. In fact, They are a big enough shop that they fabricate, powdercoat and export their own front and rear bumpers for multiple vehicle types. They even fabricate their own roof-top tents...

Sorry for the late response. Since we intended to keep the camper on the flatbed full-time we opted for custom rear leaf springs from Deaver. They have been great and were designed to completely handle the heavy load. About every 25,000 miles or so we have to replace the bushings between the...

Lesotho, South Africa-part 2, and Eswatina LESOTHO Nestled inside of South Africa is the high mountain tiny country of Lesotho. The king of the country, King Moshoeshoe had looked at what was happening with the Dutch Boers moving into South Africa and aligned himself with the English in 1868...

South Africa - part 1 Cape Agulhas - very southern tip of Africa Arriving in South Africa was a continuation of the journey we started in Namibia of re-entering into travel with easily accessible modern conveniences after six months in West Africa. We continued to experience both a sense of...

Indeed! I've always wanted to live in Alaska. Was very sad to leave

Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Part 2 The fishing was a minor disappointment for us. In planning the trip we were trying to balance weather, mosquitos and fishing season. We hit the right balance with reasonable weather and a lack of mosquitos. But we missed on the salmon run. Due to...

Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Part 1 Time for Something Completely Different. Warning! Our Tacoma is not involved in this post! After six months of overland travel in West Africa, we were missing family and ready for a break. So we left the truck in Cape Town for some care and...

Yes! We run 45/50 psi on the front/rear on the highway. But when we know we’re heading for an hour or more on gravel roads we drop the pressure by 1/3 to 30/34 to smooth out the ride. If we’re to tackle some serious mud or deep sand then we’ll drop it another 1/3 to 15/17 psi. We’ve found...

Namibia - Part 2 An example of tourism done well, visitors to Twyfelfontein are greeted at a simple museum site and gathered into small groups for a 45 minute guided walk. The site has been inhabited for 6,000 years, used as a site of worship first by hunter-gatherers and later by Khoikhoi...

Namibia - Part 1 Morning lion siting in Etosha National Park After traveling in Africa for six months with very little wildlife viewing, we were hungry to see animals. Namibia definitely delivered. Etosha National Park was a corunucopia of wildlife. But it was also a shock to our systems to...

Angola - Part 1 Calandula Falls, second largest waterfall on the continent, after Victoria Falls. Angola felt like a refreshing and invigorating mountain breeze cooling our travel weary bodies. After months of battling the heat, Angola’s mountainous and coastal regions offered welcome relief...

That's amazing! I can't imagine doing it alone, as a woman. A motorcycle has the big benefit of blending in with the multitudes of local bikes but the 24 hour heat, for me, would be really tough.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) From the moment we started planning to drive West Africa, the DRC crossing surfaced as having the reputation of the riskiest undertaking for travelers. We read about people meeting at the border and “convoying up” to drive across quickly and with mutual...