Day 4 Day four was our first REALLY look driving day, where we had to cover 600 kilometers… which in a car on regular roads wouldn’t be so bad, but in a safari truck through the Kalahari Desert can be an interesting challenge… We got up REALLY early, like, before sunrise early, so we could […]
Today we got up hella early because we had a decent distance to cover AND we had our first border crossing – South Africa into Namibia via the Voolisdrift Border Post. We had a quick breakfast and since Jane and I are tent experts now, we had everything packed up pretty quickly, so I was […]
After waking up and having our first breakfast together, we hopped back in the truck (whose name is Mara, btw!) and headed towards the Gariep (Orange) River. The river is named for the Dutch version of the White House, in case anyone is curious! The Orange River is en route to the Namibian border and […]
Since it’s still around the beginning of the tour, I thought it would be kinda fun to introduce you all to “The Perfect 10” – aka the ten crazy kids who are on Desert Tracker together. Desert Tracker from Acacia Africa is actually a really cool tour. It starts in Cape Town and if you […]
Then I did a bit of work before I headed off to the pickup point at Ashanti Green Point Backpackers, which was only a 2 minute cab ride from Never@Home. Frankly it was totally walkable, but since I was carrying my cash payment for my tour in USD, I decided not to risk walking with […]
In the spirit of running this trip completely unplanned, when I arrived in Cape Town I wasn’t really sure when I was leaving, where I was going, or really what the plan was going to be. I had a vague inkling of going to Johannesburg and then Tanzania, but that’s really it. I had what […]
When I transferred to Garden State Rollergirls, I never imagined that a year and a half after I did, I would be leaving again. When I joined the team I was in a bad place, derby wise. I simply wasn’t happy – I thought I was a crap skater and a waste of time, and […]
One of the first activities that caught my eye when I arrived in Cape Town was shark cage diving. I don’t even know WHY – I abhor going underwater without an air tank and regulator… but something about this just seemed like a “must do.” I was toying around with the idea and had sent […]
When you read any guidebook or ask any CapeTownian what to do or see in Cape Town, one response that will *always* be there is “Table Mountain.” As one of the new 7 Natural Wonders of the World, Table Mountain has recently become an incredibly popular tourist destination, and of course, Cape Town has understandable […]
So I’d like to preface this by saying that for several trips now, ALL I EVER WANT TO DO IS BIKE TOURS. However, since my usual travel partner of Little Bro can’t ride a bike at the ripe old age of 25, I’ve never done one as when we travel together we like to do […]
