Day 2: Sanddrif to Nieuwoudtville
We wanted to stay two nights but given the cold we push on north. We took the gravel road all the way to Clanwilliam. We stopped at the Agri mark to get a new tent [...]
Day 1: Brackenfell to Sanddrif
Almost 11 months after arriving back from our 8-month African expedition we're sitting in the Hilux again in Hugo's parents' driveway. This time we're joined by our friend Jaco and we're heading to Botswana. Since [...]
Travelling the Maldives on a (very tight) budget
Like most people we’ve heard of the Maldives and associate it with white beaches, turquoise waters and bungalows spreading out over the water like fractal art. It was however only seven weeks into our [...]
Day 237: Prince Albert to Brackenfell
We left Wolvekraal at 08:20 and drove straight to Stellenbosch, only stopping for biltong in Laingsburg. In Stellenbosch we met up with Caro’s brother and our friend Jaco for a quick lunch. We had been [...]
Day 235: Orania to Prince Albert
We woke up and wanted to snooze a bit, but then we heard some raindrops so we quickly jumped out and closed the tent. We managed another early start and left by 06:30. Our first [...]
Day 234: Pretoria to Orania
We set a new personal record and were on the road by 05:30. Despite the school holidays, the N1 was still full with traffic, which was luckily flowing, but the sight of it still freaked [...]
Day 231: Blyde River Canyon to Pretoria
After leaving the campsite at 09:30 we made a quick stop at a Three Rondawel viewpoint. From there we went to Burke’s Luck Potholes which was completely overrun by tourists. It felt like how we [...]
Day 230: Skukuza to Three Rondawels
We managed to leave camp by 06:40, which is very early for us. We aimed for the Orpen gate and mostly stayed on the main tar roads. Caro drove most of the way to the [...]
Day 229: Malelane to Skukuza, Kruger National
Before setting off into the Kruger we had four more nails in the other rear wheel to take care of. While Hugo took the Hilux to a Quick Fit Caro ordered us a Wimpy breakfast. [...]