Initial Impressions of Angola

Initial Impressions of Angola

It wasn’t so long ago that civil war was tearing Angola apart.  The Portuguese withdrew in 1975 after 500 years of rule leaving a vacuum and power struggle between the rival Angolan political factions. A brutal civil war ensued for the next 27 years which ended in 2002. The country has been difficult to visit and it is only recently […]

Inflating Big Bertha’s Tyres

Inflating Big Bertha’s Tyres

When driving off road, it can be very advantageous to deflate our tyres thereby greatly extending their footprint, or contact area.  Deflating helps driving in sand for example. Letting air out of our tyres is fairly straightforward using my ARB deflator from my desert driving days – it’s a device that extracts the inner Schrader valve, but keeps it captive. […]

A Night at the De Klerk Boerdery

A Night at the De Klerk Boerdery

Travelling down a gravel back-road towards Fish River Canyon, we were starting to wonder where we might camp as the clock hit four pm.  It was then we came across a brightly painted plough with a sign for the De Klerk Boerdery (farm).  We took a chance, opened the gate and trundled over a rise to be greeted by a […]

Initial Impressions of Namibia

Initial Impressions of Namibia

Its dry, very dry! Our visa allows us to stay up to 90 days in Namibia and we fully intend to use this time to tour the length and breadth of the country. Distances between ‘things’ are greater than in Europe and we easily drive a couple of hundred kilometres in a day. Fortunately, diesel is reasonably priced at about […]

Resting up at Darts Farm, Topsham

Resting up at Darts Farm, Topsham

We needed a place to park up in the UK upon our return from North Africa and before starting our Southern African adventure. We contacted Darts Farm in Topsham and the owners very kindly agreed to us staying on their property in return for a donation to the local air ambulance trust. Big Bertha is now on its way to […]

Galicia – Spain’s hidden gem

Galicia – Spain’s hidden gem

Our ferry, the Pont Aven, broke down again and we found ourselves with six ‘extra’ days in Northern Spain. Inspired by the magical film ‘The Way’, we visited Santiago de Compestella and Cabo Fisterra – significant parts of the ‘Camino de Santiago’. We parked up in a town 7km outside Santiago, joined the many pilgrims and walked the Camino to […]