MALAWI The Warm Heart of Africa. 9th September We left our friends Torsten and Christina in Mozambique as they wanted to spend a little longer by the beach there with Sylvie but we will meet up with them later in Malawi. On the way to the border crossing at Milanje, we stopped at a tiny village to buy 8 bread rolls where the man behind the stall, carefully placed them on two dishes, 4 on each, before handing them to me. Local boys were trying to sell me pa...

MOZAMBIQUE The 5 islands of the Bazaruto Archipelago.........the Crown Jewels of the Indian Ocean! 19th August With our fridge in good working order again, we were finally off to Mozambique. We took the same road to the border as when we were visiting Kruger, a really scenic drive following a hilly landscape and fields of citrus, banana, avocado and mango trees. We crossed the Komati River, full of water and a few kilometres further on, completed formal...

SOUTH AFRICA - 3 The journey is the reward. Chinese proverb 4th August We returned to South Africa from Botswana at the border at Martins Drift crossing the Limpopo River and then drove to Polokwane (Pietersburg), to camp at the Polokwane Game Reserve and Caravan Park. It was bitterly cold with a strong wind and it was difficult to get warm but the ablution block was excellent with plenty of hot water. Definitely not camping weather though! 5th Augus...

ZAMBIA '........on sights as beautiful as this, angels in their flight must have gazed.' David Livingstone on the Victoria Falls 30th July We drove to Kazungula from Kasane today to catch the ferry across the Zambezi into Zambia. Although the crossing only took 5-10 minutes, we had to wait about an hour for the ferry, as there were a number of lorries waiting to cross as well. The officials for t...

BOTSWANA 'Life is a great big canvas and you should throw all the paint on it that you can.' Danny Kaye 10th July We crossed the border into Botswana at Mohembo today and spent our first night camping at the excellent riverside Drotsky's Cabins near Shakawe. A type of portacabin on our site provided a bed, shower and toilet, kitchen sink, plenty of hot water and even our own coffee and tea making facilities! The river was running high and the crocodiles ...