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Please let us know when you'll be back, so we can meet up for dinner - if you'll be able to?

Ara? Are you still in Tucson?

Don't wait too long! We've seen kids as young as six and seven having the times of their lives in Africa, and they're already at the stage when the experience will have a lasting impact.

Sorry - just got back into town and saw this. We'll have a class on all the ins and outs of self-drive journeys in Africa at the Overland Expo, April 1-3, as part of the weekend package that includes a truckload of other classes of your choice. We're hoping that Paul and Erika Sweet of Shaw...

Thanks - feel free to PM me if you'd like more details.

I agree completely.

What an amazing route.

Hear hear! Well said.

I just found out that Adolf has secured a Land Cruiser for the show. Thanks to those of you who responded so quickly.

Thanks for the offers, those of you who PMed me. I've contacted Adolf at AO and I'm waiting to hear back. I think one of the three possibilities we have should work for him.

I assume so, but I can check.

To you 100-Series owners, Adolf Waidelich, the director of African Outback Products in Johannesburg, just emailed me. He has a booth at SEMA and needs a very clean 100-Series Land Cruiser to display products, including a roof tent, awning, and various other accessories. It's high-quality stuff...

Not being a parent, I might be the wrong person to ask, but my answer would be: Go! I wish someone had taken me when I was five or nine.

Good tip on the food! Park campsites are restricted, but there are a lot of adjacent areas where you can pick your own spot, or ask at a village. Camping near a village is fun, as long as you don't mind spectators . . . We also use independent camps frequently. Just outside parks, usually with...

A fully equipped vehicle such as the one we drove runs about $250 per day, including insurance, a satellite phone, and all the kit. You still have fuel, food, and park fees to deal with, plus any campsite fees and/or lodges you might stay at. Compared with a $19.95 per day rental from Budget...

We passed through Mwanza on our way north into Kenya. It was a busy place with a spectacular view over Lake Victoria. Justin - if you're going to be in Tanzania for an extended stay you'll have lots of opportunities to visit some really remote and beautiful wildlife areas. We can introduce you...

For a lot of us in North America, Africa is number one on the list of places we'd like to visit beyond our own beautiful continent. But the logistics and expenses are daunting given the obligatory trans-ocean jump. We can't just drive to the ferry in Spain or France and be in Africa the next...

Uh, sorry? Silting in spawning streams is a well-documented, proven issue in logging areas. For every "whacko" on one side who would close down the roads, there's a "whacko" on the other side who doesn't give a damn about anything but himself and wouldn't mind a bit if salmon went extinct as...

Kendall, To repeat a post I put up elsewhere here: The upcoming fall issue of Overland Journal will feature a comprehensive test of batteries including the Sears/Odyssey, Deka, Optima, Interstate, and a Valence Lithium-ion model. It should be out in late September, by which time you'll...

The Fall issue of Overland Journal will feature a comprehensive battery test, comparing a Sears Platinum/Odyssey, a Deka, an Interstate, an Optima, and a Valence Lithium-ion. The issue should be out in late September.