We have left South America! We had never been there before (except Francine’s very short Venezuelan visit, a long time ago) and we were not sure what to expect, but it has very much lived up to the hype – we have really enjoyed our nearly two year trip around this massive continent. Of course, there have been some ‘bumps’ […]
There is no road between South and Central America. Not a lot of people know that! Instead we have the Darién Gap; a 100km stretch of dense rainforest and swamp on the border between Panama and Colombia, making it the only overland break in the Pan-American Highway. So you’d think there would be a vehicle ferry. Er no. Instead we […]
We get asked all the time about the statistics behind our journey. When we started, we made a budgetary estimate as to how much our adventure would cost us and this has been pretty much on target. Budding adventurers may find this very useful in formulating their own plans. We published our statistics for Southern Africa here and it has […]
Shipping our home on wheels is always a traumatic experience, especially on the long unaccompanied crossings. And this time it was no different. We were told in January that ships normally ply our route from Durban to Argentina monthly, and we planned our return to the UK for Easter accordingly. However, for a variety of reasons, the ship we planned […]
All good plans……. Having said goodbye to Big Bertha in Durban back in March we were expecting to meet her again in Zarate, Argentina, in early May. Unfortunately, the shipping companies have had different ideas. Big Bertha, because of her size, needs to be transported by a RoRo ship (Roll On, Roll Off). These are normally used to transport new […]
We get asked all the time about the statistics behind our journey. When we started, we made a budgetary estimate as to how much our adventure would cost us and this has been pretty much on target. Budding adventurers may find this very useful in formulating their own plans. These stats do not include our ‘background’ costs such as storing […]
David’s Perspective We planned to stay two years, then Covid happened and we finally left 3½ years after arriving in Namibia in August 2019. In that time we have visited eleven countries and have driven 62,434 kilometres. Its very difficult to nominate ‘the best’ country, as each has different positives and negatives. However, if pushed, my favourite would be South […]
We both wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be celebrating Christmas Day in the north of Zambia, at a camp spot yet to be determined. We are hoping to cross into Tanzania before the New Year. David and Francine
We both wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We shall be spending our Christmas day at the Kansanshi hotel in the northern Zambian mining town of Solwezi. Our hosts, David and Veroncia, have made us feel very welcome and have very kindly let us park Big Bertha in their car park for the duration. […]
Our long-time dream of a world tour in an expedition vehicle came true in 2018. On the 5th November 2018 we set sail on a ferry to Spain and here we are, one year later in Africa. The year has passed in a flash! Where did the time go? Big Bertha Our truck has not let us down at all […]