A New Day

The dark stole over us all of a sudden like, as seemed to be the way in Africa. Springbok lay behind us, but Cape Town was still a long way...

“ Think small, inconspicuous and less than attractive thoughts ”, I repeated to myself, as I leaned in close to the truck door. After my l...

As I left the hostel behind, I swung my pack onto my back for the last time on the road. Keetmanshoop was a small town and acted only as a...

The happiness I felt at rolling along again was sadly short lived. While I received the luxury of sitting in the front seat, I quickly fou...

***APOLOGIES: *** As I began writing the next section of my tale, I realized that I made a mistake in my timeline (for those of you who h...

After driving through Rundu and Grootfontein, we ended up in Tsumeb, where I spent another night on the ground under chilly cloudless skie...

Settling back into the familiar setting of Sable Lodge, I reflected on the last few days.  The warm sun shone on me again, as I lazed poolsi...