We used to think our house was a money pit, until we bought a Landrover and trailer! The guys here at Autotech have stitched both vehicles back together and we are ready to go again. Just need to re-stock on wine and food tomorrow morning then we are off in to the big wide world again. Our house is rented for another 6 months (hopefully), we've negotiated the same price for another 12 months furniture storage and Angela has had her hearing tested (she's just...

Hi AllWe are in Tsumeb getting the trailer and car checked over before heading off to the Caprivi Strip (a finger of land in the north east corner of Nambia that is sandwiched between Zambia to the north and Botswana to the south).After a week or two in Caprivi we will head over the border to Botswana before our Namibian visas expire (5 May). We are looking forward to Botswana, it is noted for the fact that there are no fences in the national park campsites so yo...

Trailer Troubles The fact that our offside trailer wheel was going faster than the Landrover struck me as somewhat strange, particular as it was supposed to be attached to the axle and supporting 1500 kilos of metal!  Whilst executing an unplanned emergency stop I watched, fascinated, as the wheel left the road and in almost slow motion bounced 40 metres up the opposite hillside. It was soon apparent that the duct tape and jubilee clips were not going t...

Kunene River Lodge and Epupa Falls From Hippo Pools our next journey was along the road to Kunene River Lodge, a 47km drive west following the river. The guidebook said not to do this road without another vehicle but we'd spoken to the lodge in advance and they said the road was good but needed care in a few spots. This proved to be a typical African understatement and it took 3 hours to do the trip. It wasn't just the very poor road full of ruts and rocks but a...

Etosha again and Ruacana FallsLast time we were at Namutoni camp in Etosha they were concerned that a lion and lioness were inside the fence. When we returned we heard that they'd found and darted them, along with 3 cubs! The building works we'd also left behind were sadly still there; with perfect timing (Easter week and a full camp) they also emptied the swimming pool and started demolishing it. Despite the dire state of the camp, Etosha continued to yi...