Day 59 Nairobi to Cape Town
It was another early morning start (4am), but with all the excitement of going on safari to the Moremi Game Reserve, on the eastern side of the Okavango Delta in Botswana i
Day 58 Nairobi to Cape Town
Sedia Hotel, Maun We were woken up at 08h00 by an overly efficient housekeeping lady who wanted to clean our room for us and couldn't understand why we didn't but got the picture eventually.
Day 57 Nairobi to Cape Town
Thebe River Lodge, Kasane to Sedia Hotel, Maun
e were up at 04h30 to get ready for the long drive ahead. We loaded our gear into the truck and filled up on breakfast and coffee before leaving the campsite.
Day 55 Nairobi to Cape Town
Victoria Falls Rest Camp After a great nights sleep we were up and off to the Victoria Falls National Park. We stopped in at Shearwater Cafe for breakfast
Maun, Botswana to The Caprivi, Namibia
We were up early for our early departure from Maun. Al had the dreaded Malaria tablet, a bucket of water and 2 electrolyte tablets before getting on the road.
We left Maun behind and headed north west towards the Namibian border. Sad to be leaving Botswana but excited about Namibia!
Day 42 Nairobi to Cape Town
Jay Jay Ku'ansenga Lodge to Eureka Camp, Lusaka, Zambia 400kmWe pulled away from camp at 07h30 and made it onto newly paved roads for an hour or so then 10-20km sections of paved/dirt roads and finally made it to Eureka Camp on the outskirts of Lusaka (the capital of Zambia)
Day 41 Nairobi to Cape Town
Mabuya Camp, Lilongwe to Jay Jay Ku'ansenga Lodge, Zambia 300kmWe were up early and packed away our camp, had breakfast & slowly proceeded out of the capital and headed the 80km to the Zambia border. We made good time to the border with light weekend traffic making life easier for us.
Day 40 Nairobi to Cape Town
Kande Beach Camp to Mabuya Camp, Lilongwe 320km
We were up at 05h00 for our early departure heading for the capital. It was a non eventful trip traveling parallel to the Lake then as we reached the outskirts of Lilongwe the Friday traffic started and it took us an extra 30-40 minutes to get into the centre where the cook groups ran off to purchase the next few days cooking ingredients.
Day 39 Nairobi to Cape Town
Kande Beach Camp, Lake MalawiWe were up early to get our laundry in to be washed and organize our bags as they had ended up being anything but organized. After repacking everything back into the truck we headed over to the bar to order breakfast and sat looking out over the Lake. We enjoyed a relaxing day swimming in the lake and socializing with some of the group over a quiet beverage.
Day 38 Nairobi to Cape Town
Kande Beach Camp, Lake MalawiWe were up early and headed for breakfast stopping off at the truck so Al could sharpen some knifes for some of the crew who were going to help slaughter a pig for tonight's dinner "Piggy on a Spit". We relaxed by the beach most of the day until 1500 when the "Truck Olympics" began.
