Namibia 2005

August 9, 2009 Written by admin
On our first day in Namibia, we stopped for lunch at Fish River Canyon, the world’s second largest canyon after the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately, all the hiking trails are closed in summer because the temperature in the canyon was above 50 degrees Celsius. The geology and landscape, which is dry with no vegetation and has [...]
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South Africa 2005

October 8, 2005 Written by admin
South Africa 2005
September 14th 2005, we left Canada feeling ready to tackle the road from Cape to Cairo. Our grand adventure had begun once we picked up our fully kitted out modified expedition Land Cruiser 80 series in Johannesburg. Where are we going to put everything? A LABOUR OF LOVE Several kilometres south of Johannesburg, we visited [...]
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Cameroon

January 11, 2008 Written by admin
Cameroon
We crossed the bridge demarcating the border between Nigeria and Cameroon with a sigh of relief. We had heard wonderful things about travelling through Cameroon especially when compared to the challenges of transversing Nigeria. We arrived in Ekok, a typical little border town in Cameroon. Grubby and very busy, as it is the primary smugglers [...]
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Nigeria

January 10, 2008 Written by admin
Nigeria
We were anxious about entering Nigeria we had heard so many horror stories, but in order to head south there is currently no safe way to avoid Nigeria. We approached the Nigerian border with some caution not quite knowing what to expect. The police welcomed us warmly into Nigeria and wished us a good trip. [...]
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Benin

January 9, 2008 Written by admin
Benin
We crossed into Benin at the main border crossing on the road between Lome and Cotonou. Formalities on the Togo side were pleasant and quick. Benin police took their time filling in all our information into their books before we headed for customs to have our car paper stamped. Once there however the customs man [...]
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Togo

January 8, 2008 Written by admin
Togo
Togo is a small country, only 56,790sqkm, less than 6million people and a coast line of 56km we did not anticipate being in Togo for long.  We crossed into Togo at a little border, which according to the Lonely Planet and other travel guides was only open to pedestrians as the bridge had been swept [...]
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