Tag Archives: South Africa

Last Stop, Shanghai!

August 8, 2010 Shanghai The past few days have been a whirlwind.  We left Tibet with a heavy heart and went to re-visit Chengdu.  It certainly has changed a lot since we were there last.  Things are now barely visible … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 79

After 58 nights in our tent, something was bound to break at sometime.  As we were packing up, one of our 3 rods cracked and poked through the fabric.  It is still functional and should still last for a while … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 43

After all of these days on the road, we have finally encountered an African success story!  The giraffes of West Africa were nearly extinct; down to 50 giraffes in the wild.  In the late 90s, the government established a reserve … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 16

Libreville is a surprising place. It was the first time since arriving in Africa that had traffic lights, modern buildings, tons of restaurants and foreigners. Despite all these modern and efficient appearances, we’ve learned that it is still Africa. Every … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Days 11-13, Siat Ranch

We were fortunate to have a connection to Ernesto in Gabon.  Peta’s good friend and colleague came to South Africa from Paraguay and one of his friend Ernesto has settled in Gabon running a cattle ranch near the Congo border. … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 9

We woke up at the usual time, just before sunrise.  We lingered a bit longer than usual this morning since we were in no particular rush.  We packed up camp so that we could drive around town and hopefully get … Continue reading

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Congo/Gabon Border- Day 3

We woke up with the sunrise and started to pack up camp to make our final run for the border. Our 72 hours courtesy of our dear friends at immigration was ticking away. All along the road people would smile … Continue reading

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