Author Archives: Richard

Hi everybody. You could say we got into some deep shit week before last. This is a typical road situation in a park with rhinos. They like to poop on the road and smish it around. It’s a territorial thing. … Continue reading →

Myung and I are back in Outjo, getting my brakes fixed. They had to order parts, so we went to Etosha National Park, about 120 km north of here (without rear or parking brakes). The scenery isn’t magnificent, but the … Continue reading →

This area is one of the last frontiers in southern Africa. One can see why. There are few people, and most of them are in small tribal groups. The big animals are unfenced. The roads, or should I say tracks, … Continue reading →

Some places are as good as advertised. As if THAT wasn’t enough, Namibia was a German colony until after WW 1, so there are many people of German decent here. So there’s strudel in the morning! This is Moose. He … Continue reading →

Hi, y’all. I’m a little surprised to be able to blog again so soon. We were in the boonies of southern Namibia until yesterday. There was definitely no opportunity to get to a computer. Shoot, there is a lot of … Continue reading →

We’ve been in South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho for a little over 2 months, and will be starting the drive up to Namibia in a few days. Right now, we are in Cape Town enjoying “civilization” while we can. Namibia … Continue reading →

Maybe I can download pictures! Let’s see. Woo hoo! Here we are in a relatively out of the way place, Port St. Johns in Eastern Cape, and the connection is fast enough to upload pictures. Great. One thing for sure, … Continue reading →

That photo may not seem exciting to you, but it’s holy ground for most South Afrcans. It was Nelson Mandela’s house in Soweto before he was arrested. From Johannesburg we went straight to Swaziland which, for the geography challenged, is … Continue reading →

Greetings from southern Africa. Something tells me we aren’t in China anymore, Toto. We are just getting our feet wet and learning a few ropes. Don’t expect any real insight soon. So far, here’s what we’ve done. We got into … Continue reading →

We’ve decided to go to South Africa and are leaving tonight at 2 AM. Ugh. Our tentative plan is to go get used to the African scene in South Aftica, then tour the countries of southern Africa. After that, it’s … Continue reading →