Visa info

Here's a list of our countries, and the nationalities that DON'T need a visa for that country:

NAMIBIA
Exempt: Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, New zealand, Norway, Sweden, USA, South Africa, France, Switzerland
BOTSWANA
Exempt: Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, USA
ZAMBIA
Exempt: Ireland, South Africa
TANZANIA
Exempt: Ireland (lucky me, I got one of those! I KNEW I was meant to go to Zanzibar hehehe)
KENYA
Exempt: South Africa
MALAWI
Exempt: Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, USA, South Africa
MOZAMBIQUE
Exempt : none
ZIMBABWE
Exempt: France, Ireland, New Zealand.

Test Run

This weekend I took the beast for a bit of sand test driving... performed tremendously i am pleased to report!

Set Dates

Right, after much discussion, some to-ing and fro-ing we have the dates set and the team looks good to go!

JUNE
15	Leave CT
16
17
18	Sossusvlei
19
20	Windhoek
21	Etosha
22	Etosha
23	Etosha
24	Etosha
25	Restock
26	Khaudom
27	Khaudom
28	Khaudom
29	Caprivi
30	Caprivi
JULY
1	Caprivi
2	Caprivi
3	Livingstone
4	Vic Falls
5	Vic Falls
6
7
8
9
10
11	Lusaka
12	South Luangwe
13	South Luangwe
14	South Luangwe
15	South Luangwe
16	Bangweulu
17	Bangweulu
18	Bangweulu
19	Bangweulu
20
21
22
23	Lake Vic
24	Lake Vic
25	Serengeti
26	Serengeti
27	Serengeti
28	Serengeti
29	Ngorogoro
30	Ngorogoro
31	Ngorogoro
AUGUST
1	Kili
2	Kili
3	Dar
4	Dar
5	Zzb
6	Zzb
7	Zzb
8	Zzb
9	Coast Line
10	Coast Line
11	Coast Line
12	Coast Line
13	Coast Line
14	Coast Line
15	Coast Line
16	Coast Line
17	Beira
18	Gorongosa
19	Gorongosa
20	Nyanga
21	Nyanga
22	E Highlands
23	Lake Kyle
24	Ruins
25	Harare
26	Antelope Park
27	Antelope Park
28	Antelope Park
29	Kruger
30	Kruger
31	Kruger
SEPTEMBER
1	Swazi
2	Swazi
3	Hluhluwe
4	Hluhluwe
5	Durban
6	Transkei
7	Transkei
8	Transkei
9	Transkei
10	Transkei
11	PE
12	Garden Route
13	Garden Route
14	Garden Route
15	Home

Route

Here it is.... in graphical form.
I will put up the 4 set dates later........

Roles

Right, we have had meetings..... we have given ourselves time to think and we have ended up with a route that will be awesome. Now all we need is the final details worked out and a few final confirmations and next thing we know we will be ready to go - I mean Gary is married so anything is possible!

So.... it seems better to split up organization into countries and not roles... so here goes:

Al - Zambia, vibe and sponsorships, Logistics, Lead vehicle
Dallas - Medical Kit, Languages, Games, Mozambique
Ang and Hennie - Namibia, car paper requirements and letters of invitation, Towed vehicle
Gary and Nats - Tanzania from border to Dar
Justin and John - Sponsors
Richard - GPS's, SA, Distances

What needs to be covered in each country is - Language, Fuel and logistics, Food, Suggested accommodation, Health orgs, route, distance, budget

Then we have other portfolios that will be all encompassing:
Debs - 1st Aid
Suza - Entertainment
Nats - Food
Gary - Mechanics
Hennie - Customs
Al - sponsors


Awesome!!!!!!!!!

Al

I'm going to Africa and I'm taking...

... my new Oregon Scientific Vibra Alert Two-Way-Radio. twin pack walkie talkies!!

NEXT MEETING TUESDAY 2nd OCTOBER

Right, time to finalise route!

7:30pm at Al's place..... bring your route and your list of equipment you currently have!

Brilliant!!!!!

i am perplexed as to why my name is debrawedding........

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Anonymous

The beginning....

Well, the earth as we know it was created in 6 days.... and that is how we started. 6 like minded people, all with a lust to explore the most intriguing continent on earth in one room... brainstorming ideas and deciding who will take ownership of what. Some pivotal points were decided upon:

• Climb Kilimanjaro
• Mix both the explored with the unexplored
• Ensure we are prepared enough for most eventualities and under prepared enough to allow for serendipitous events
• HAVE FUN NO MATTER WHAT
• Explore areas we may never get to again in our lives
• Attempt to determine whether smuggling a staffie all the way through is at all possible

Lots of ideas were thrown around, some concerns viced but in the end the next target was decided upon. EVERYONE to submit a preferred route by 30th September for a vote in the next meeting as well as a list of what equipment we do have thus far.

Below are the fruits of our initial mental labour... slightly red wine smeared but boerewors fueled!

Good times team!