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Epic Edges in Durbanville.

Good decision - an RTT is perfect for longer overlanding trips, when you are going to multiple destinations with many overnight stops, but for single destination trips, ground tent is far preferable....

That's the first of the three new inshore patrol boats, regularly out in the bay.

I'm afraid that for R1,200 you're not going to get much unless they're second hand.
These are my go-to everyday binoculars when I don't want to lug around my Nikon Monarchs (from Orms):
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Thanks Mike, very useful info.

Endorse the above - boat trip is a must, and you can easily spend two days slowly exploring the riverfront.

Benguela Cove I think. Not cheap.

You've clearly never owned a Leatherman.

For that you'll have to look at the northern suburbs where a new complex seems to go up every second month, almost no gated complexes in the southern suburbs (a few around Fish Hoek) and very, very...

In the R2-3million range, hard to find decent houses close to the CBD. But if you want to be in the Metropole, then look north or south. Can't comment on the north, but south - Glencairn, Fish Hoek,...

I would stay well clear of the river beds in March. It can be raining 40km or more upstream and no rain where you are, and that water will reach you - Kaokoveld rivers in flood are deadly, and...

Don't overthink or overdo things. Windhoek to Bulawayo is a pretty short run, and spares availablity shouldn't be much of an issue. Besides the obvious things (duct tape, bloudraad, cable ties and...

Before you need it.

The only place I have felt uneasy about crime and safety in extensive and repeat travels in both countries was in Lusaka. Road hazards are legion, from chickens to children to potholes to cows and...

In the unlikely event of being able to get bookings, you could consider going through Kruger and via the Giriyondo border post. The road from Massingire brings you out at Chidenguele on the EN1 if...

This doesn't directly answer your question, but gives some nice background info:...

There are mini-markets at the fuel stations on the Namibian side of the border where we have bought reasonable meat before. The Spar at Ausenkehr also has reasonable meat - I'm sure you could phone...

Thanks Merwe, always love your trip reports.

If you like things a bit hot, add an inch or two of wasabi paste and mash it through. Three inches if you like it hot. Perfect with seared tuna...

Suggest you/they post on the African Overlanding FB forum - there are several members currently overlanding in the area:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/OverlandingAfrica

Ja, Michael James is a very reputable Western Cape (Somerset West originally) auction house.

Got this in my email:
Big Krugersdorp auction of caravans, trailers etc.

Thank you, great report. Definite appetite whetter.

And much less heavy traffic than the N7, just iron ore trucks that are mostly very well behaved.

No idea how good/bad they are, but the listing has Mitsubishi Zambia, Southern Cross Motors.
Lusaka Head Office 14100 Kafue Rd,


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East Park...

Excellent news. Zawa have been doing a good job against the odds, but the African Parks muscle will make a big difference.

Bushlore have a good rep, book well in advance, demand is heavy.

Definitely the Cederberg, via Tulbagh, Ceres, Op-Die-Berg etc. Buy a copy of Slingby Maps' Cederberg map available at most outdoor shops and book sellers - they do a hiking and a touring map, with...

Sorry to add to your worries, but we built a house with a railway sleeper mantelpiece and it also started smouldering - in a thatched house! Maybe put a vermiculite shield underneath it?

Hi Basie, some good recommendations in this thread:
https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php/290675-kariba-Camping

Just to clarify this, artemesian should never be taken as a prophylaxis - from the NICD's guidelines on malaria (citing WHO):
"The artemisinin derivatives are pivotal for the effective treatment of...

The higher the altitude the lower the boiling point - sea level is 100degC, and if I remember correctly, it drops by around half a degree C for every
150m of altitude. On top of Mount Everest it...

Perhaps a useful analogy here would be that when I am travelling in Europe or other regions, I like to spend a few hours every day relaxing at a restaurant, enjoying the food and the view, otherwise...

Depending on the border post, whatever the customs guy says is true is true.
But I do think that was sales talk... ask the salesperson how many borders he has crossed.

Zambezi is high risk all year round. Take the meds.