Rob and Dee Overland in Africa 2014 – 10,000 miles – 4 months – 10 countries
We realize that there are many folks out there reading our blog to assist them in planning their own trips- with that in mind I have prepared a series of posts with the type of nitty-gritty detail that will help others intent on their own adventures. I have placed this series under the pre departure … Read more
When I first started planning this trip I went online and found websites like Africa Overland Network, which had 50 or 60 blogs from people who had done trips like this. Many were from the UK, where it is a “thing” to outfit a land cruiser and go from the UK across a bit of … Read more
A few nights ago we camped on the rim of the Ngorongoro crater. As we pitched camp about 5 pm a herd of zebras were grazing about 20 meters away but by nightfall they had moved off into the bush. We went to sleep under the nearly full moon anticipating an O’dark thirty departure to … Read more
You’re Welcome! The ubiquitous greeting in Tanzania. I first was startled but then realized it was more “We welcome you here” and I respond with Thank you. When I proceed with “How are You?” it breaks their practiced tourist pattern and we may have an actual conversation as I want to focus on them rather … Read more
We spent today exploring Ngorongoro crater. The light was pretty overcast so the big scenic vistas were not very photogenic. Fortunately that type of lighting is excellent for portraits so I concentrated my camera on close-ups of some of the regulars.
We’ve spent the last 3 days in Arusha, Tanzania getting the brakes on the truck re-done, balancing and aligning the tires, oil change, etc. Tomorrow we head off to Serengeti Park hoping to have timed our trip to see the migration of over 1 million wildebeests and zebra as they head north into Kenya. The … Read more