AdventureBug – The Crazy Travelers

9th July 2011 W/P 770 South 24’44.058 East 033’ 46.095 Altitude 85mtrs
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MOZAMBIQUE.

WILD CAMPING MOZAMBIQUE
Eventually the track we stuck to for the last 3 days pops out of the bush and hits a well made dirt road heading towards Massingir Dam ….Victor makes it to civilization and our limbs are intact.
The Safari park guards stop us at a boom gate and ask where we have come from….I hesitate but tell them our journey. They are confused and ask us to pay 250 metcais…..Sorry we do not have any money….the guards are not impressed……….where is the nearest Bank I ask them…..They tell me there is a Bank on the other side of the Dam wall 5klms we must return with the money…..
I have no idea where the bank is but returning with the money after we were on the menu for 3 days was not on my list of priorities but we were off hoping our visa cards would work…they did and we had some local cash at last.
They did work….great……. we can buy a cold beer at last and they went down very well. The weather looked as if it was going to pour down and not long after this observation the clouds opened up and the rain came down in torrents.

Victor checks out the endless charcoal along the EN1 MOZAMBIQUE

THE ROAD TO MANJACAZE
WE wild camped about 15klms from Chibuto the road was awash the thick wet red sandy road a nightmare, on coming cars weaved all over the road trying to miss large lakes of water which had Continue reading →

7th July 2011 W/P 764 South 23’ 17.997 East 031’ 38.027 Altitude 239mtrs

ALL COMES TO A GRINDING HALT………when the dung gets to big???

In stunned amassment we are stopped by a gate and large high wire fence. ……NO ENTRADA…..CLOSED…..NO….VEHICLES…….

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30^th June 2011 W/P 755 South 23’ 56.086  East 031’ 09.023 Altitude 414mtrs

Paul and his wife Anita have invited us to stay with them near the Kruger National Park at a place called Phalaborwa. We had met Paul at several off road races throughout the year one of those very likeable guy’s indeed, with a big smile and a bigger heart.

We arrived after a days drive for us 435klms from the Swazi border Oshoek. …most people would normally take half our time….but not us.

Phalaborwa was a small town not unlike you would find in Queensland Australia its tropical setting huge green gardens and swaying palms.

Tropical it is the shady gardens and Palms and thick green foliage everywhere you can hear the plants growing.

Paul had a full house with family staying over and the front garden was beautifully maintained the lush green grass a perfect place for Victor to pop his tent. We had meet Paul at his workshop which fixes anything from q-bikes to huge mining machinery in town, Paul has an endless ability to repair, fabricate, invent, and improve anything mechanical. His enthusiasm to fix any problem for anybody was his passion, his endless ability learnt from all those broken down off road buggies and years of racing …fixing a problem ….which is not a problem for Paul.

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