East Londoners Odyssey through Africa in 2011
After leaving this really nice campsite and saying good by to the owners – Manuel and Maria Ferreira – we had to fill up vehicles in Nampula which seems to be the commercial capital of northern Mocambique. By 7am the
We left early morning from our self-decorated camping lodge after showering by throwing buckets of water at each other. In Mocuba we filled up with petrol and changed money at the local bank. This was a pretty fast process as
THE BULLDOG REPORT In true bulldog tradition our vehicle remains reliable, firm on the ground and ready to rise to any occasion. At this stage of the trip the bulldog has been gobbling up the kilometers without blinking an eyelid,
With great excitement we left East London in the Great White at 8am for Bethlehem. This is Mark’s name for his vehicle.. The whole way we were trying to think if we had everything. We eventually decided that we would
Instead of our planned trip to Macuba the teams decided to change this to the coastal town called Quilamane . The trip let us along a very scenic road with the huge Gorongosa mountain majestically looking down on us at
Team Bulldog and Lipstick decided to use as short cut and enter the Gorongosa National Park from the East rather than from the Western site. On the map this looked to be the perfect option cutting about 120 km of
We left at 8.45 am on the long road to Beira . The so far nicely built road soon became somehow narrower after Inhassora and more and more potholes were part of our trip for the next 200km when we
We left the Honeyport Resort in Xai Xai at about 9 am – shortly thereafter the unavoidable happened and Lipstick was stopped by 2 local policemen for allegedly doing 140 in a 60 km zone. Andre and Willy politely negotiated
Day 3 – Baadplas – Xai-Xai -583 km (Team Lipstick) We left campside at 7am and drove through beautifull forest areas towards Malelane. The landscape was indeed comparable to what we most probably will see in Freudenstadt – Huge Pine
Day 2 – Bethlehem to Baadplas – 583 km (Team Lipstick) We woke up at 6am in freezing conditions despite the electric blankets. It was indeed difficult to get out of bed and face temperature of minus 2 degrees –
Day 1 – East London to Bethlehem – 710 km (Team Lipstick) Like a real last minute flight we all assembled at Lets Travel ( a travel agent in East London ) in anticipation of getting handed over our visas
The Team Mark Baxter Mark is the treasurer of the group and has looked after the financial planning for the trip. Mark lives in East London and is married to Jeannie with two children Bradley (23 yrs old) and Robyn
The Team Paul Brings Paul , the “kilometerfresser” A retired Elektromaschinenbauer, previously had his own armature winding business in East London – EL armature winding. He will be responsible for all electrical issues whilst on tour . Paul has
The Team Pieter Booysen Pieter Booysen age 55 was born in Harrismith. He has lived in EL for 28 years and operated his own construction company for 23 years. He enjoys outdoor activities and is at the age where
The Team Mark Meyer It’s so bloody bright Mark cannot see without his dark glasses. Anyway he enjoys travelling, camping, viewing wildlife and JUST LOVES the outdoors! He is self-employed and married to Noel with 3 adult daughters.
The Team Doug du Preez I’m a Cheetah, Lion and then also a Shark supporter. +- 3 Years ago we started planning this trip, and by the Grace of our Lord it’s all about to happen. As we start this