Tag: Africa Overland

Real lunch, real royalty, totally unexpected but hugely enjoyable but first the boring stuff then the fairytale. We are at the Cameroon embassy gates way too early and have to wait, the embassy is on Victoria Island and we are living on the main land so have to leave by…

Early Monday morning and we are already on the road heading back for Accra, planning to hook up early with the boys at Big Milly’s. Jenny is playing up and we hope to have someone take a quick look at her. JW and Ludwig are updating their website today and…

On the 1st April 2003 Simon and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary and would like to say thank you to all the well wishers who sent their love and congratulations. Now let me tell you about this week and why we must love Jenny like our own child. We…

We were not able to get our visas on Monday due to not having enough money or photos. So by the time we had arranged it, it was too late to get them that day but we could get them the next. No problem and so we bid farewell to…

If you ever have the opportunity to visit Burkina Faso, remind yourself that they are extremely paranoid and likely to arrest you for taking photos. Don’t believe me? Well let me tell you a little story that happened this past weekend. It is Monday morning and we are in Ouagadougou…

So what is Timbuktu like? Well it is a huge, mostly run down town. You can see how it was once the centre for learning and trade; it is big and busy enough. Yet lack of trade has lead to it being neglected and I get the feeling that people…

Simon, normally the last out of bed, was up and working by the time I opened my eyes – a sure indication that he was thinking about the breaks till late last night. After a few attempts and bad ideas from my side, Simon managed to remove the bolt that…

06h50 and our good friends Chris and Alexa are banging on the door, we have overslept! The plan was to be up and ready to leave at 07h00 but due to a very late but most excellent evening we did not even hear the alarm. There was no electricity last…

Monday morning starts with me being told off by Abbey for doing her work. She feels that she is paid to do the housekeeping and therefore I should let her do her job. So very firmly but nicely she told me to stop washing the dishes and clothes and informed…

Geri is back and that means yoga on Mondays and Wednesdays. I am going to join her and see how it goes. Simon is doing some inquiries about joining the local sports club and is going to learn to play golf. Simon will work from home NAWEC permitting. NAWEC is…