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June 2006: We trialled our equipment in the
Lake District
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The Penthouse
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Kitchen cubicle
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Sunshade/umbrella
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Our living room
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En suite shower
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'ere 'tis
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Fitted kitchen
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Tardis
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Lion-proof bedroom
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August 2006: A day spent with
fellow 'Overlanders' on Salisbury Plain.
FRANCE
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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Camping at Les Rosieres - Chamonix
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Misty view from our tent
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First conqueror of Mont Blanc (The one on the left)
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Chamonix from Cable Car
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Typical view on top of Mont Blanc
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Delighted woman after landing snowball on photographer
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Walking around lower slopes of Mont Blanc
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Rare View of Chamois on slopes of Mont Blanc
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Looking down on our campsite
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ITALY
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This African trip is a doddle
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First view of Africa
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TUNISIA
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Cap Serrat, beach camping: Carol burning the water .... |
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Lotfi, self appointed rent collector, bringing a pine cone as a gift! |
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We shared the beach with some friendly goats |
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Bella Regia: hexagonal windows in Roman underground dwelling |
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View of Roman theatre, Bella Regia |
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Camping under the watchful eye of the law, near Dougga |
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Early morning view of the market from our tent - Dougga |
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A common sight in northern Tunisia |
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Rock carving of Tunisian poet on Belvedere Rock, Tozeur |
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African sunset, Tozeur |
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Small oasis, Tozeur |
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Carol seeking shade, while unaware of scorpions seeking toes! (Ksar Ghilane) |
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Camels playing hide and seek ... |
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Picture of collapsed leaf spring before replacement |
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Early morning view from tent, on Jerba |
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LIBYA
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Roman theatre, Sabratha
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Qasr Al-Haj
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Nalut,just before sunset
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Street in Old City, Ghadames
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House interior, Ghadames
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View from inside Carol's cage (back of 'The Beast')!
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Mint tea being served in Bedouin tent
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I think I dropped them about here ...
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Beware of camels crossing road
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Qasr Kabaw
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View down into troglodyte house
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Interior of trogladyte house
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Serving Break Fast meal at Salim's home
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Entance to Leptis Magna
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Forum at Leptis Magna
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Communal toilets at Leptis Magna
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Byzantine Mosaic at Qasr Libya
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Gymnasium at Cyrene
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Odd couple on a bench at Cyrene
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The port at Apollonia
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EGYPT
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Now where's that man with my passport?
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They're bigger at Lego Land
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Or - Maybe Not!
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Pyramids from our camp site in Cairo
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Our good friends Mark and Christine from Austria
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Ras Mohammed National Park
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The camp-site shower at Ras Mohammed
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Walking home after a swim
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St. Catherine's Monastery - Mount Sinai
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Camel path up Mount Sinai
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The view that Moses had
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It's a hard life!
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Boules on the beach at Basata
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Bedouin evening
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Road through Black Desert
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Just let me finish this chapter
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Bedouin Village Camp
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Man towing two camels
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Playing games in the sand
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Our Bedouin friends Ali and Hamid
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SUDAN
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The ferry from Aswan to Wadi Halfa - and they said there would be no cargo ...
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'The Beast' being loaded onto the barge
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Our first class cabin
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Entrance to the Nile Hotel, Wadi Halfa
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Carol with room-mates, Nina and Claudia
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The gang, taking a break at Derek's Restaurant, Wadi Halfa
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The Nile Hotel complex
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Nina, Ian and Clive, setting off at dawn
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Traveling along the Nile
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The three Landcruisers, taking a break, as we crossed the desert
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We camped beside the Nile - no crocodiles!
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Werner, our expert at the campfire
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Loek telling David where to go!
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An example of a minaret made from oil drums
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Children on ancient Egyptian statue at Third Cataract
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Driving on to the Dongola Ferry, and losing our rear mud-flap
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A tight squeeze!
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A Dongola taxi cab
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Entertainment at the border
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Goodbye Sudan!
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ETHIOPIA
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Ethiopia, a green and pleasant land
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Our friend Habtamu invited us to his home
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Habtamu's mother grinding coffee
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Loek, Werner, Ian and Claudia
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Saying goodbye to Loek and his 'Donkey'
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Our friend and guide, 'Teddy'
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The Simian Mountains
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David with Fanta, our scout
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Walking in the Simian Mountains
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A view in the Simian Mountains
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David taking a bath, in the Simian Mountains
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Cattle blocking the road, a common sight
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On the road to Aksum
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The Stella at Aksum
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The roof of St George's Church, Lalibela
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St George's Church, Lalibela
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Inside St George's Church, Lalibela
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With John, who was cycling round Ethiopia
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Carol's Birthday Cake
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Loek and Mulata
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Ostrich around our campsite
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Flamingoes on lake Abiata
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A village in the Bale Mountains
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Threshing corn in the Bale Mountains
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The source of the Hot Springs, Wondo Genet
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KENYA
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One very ill and worried hostage watching road side repairs
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Captors (or 'armed guards' - as they preferred to be called)
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Stef and Renee from South Africa
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Our welcome at Nkunga Village (Carol seems to be enjoying it)
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David with Rosemary, Bill and Martin sharing a bottle of wine at Jungle Junction, Nairobi
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Our 'Island' location at Jungle Junction
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Claude and Alain, fellow overlanders from France
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Martin, from Austria en route to Tiwi Beach
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Spot the Monkey (at Tiwi Beach)
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Tiwi Beach
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Christine and her chameleon
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Rhino at Lake Nakuru National Park
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Giraffe at Nakuru
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Antelope (Grants Gazelle?)
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The most common bird in Kenya: the Superb Starling
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Flamingoes on Lake Nakuru
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Crossing the Equator - the second time!
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Looking for crocodiles on Lake Begoria
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Camping at Lake Begoria
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Main road from Lake Begoria en route to Uganda
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UGANDA
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Trekking at the Sipi Falls
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Andrew from New Zealand
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He couldn't persuade her to go White Water Rafting at Bujali Falls
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Can you blame her?
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Our Boda-Boda drivers
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Frank and Sandra from the Netherlands
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Hippos, trying to hide, the Victoria Nile
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...on the Nile, Crocodile!
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Female crocodile guarding her eggs
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The Murchison Falls
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Elephants on the river bank
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Oribi
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Crater Lake, Lake Nkuruba
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Crossing the equator - the third time!
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Brightly coloured Lizard (Agama) at Queen Elizabeth National Park
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David, with his new punk hairstyle!
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Water Buck on the bank of Kazinga Channel
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Great White Pelican, Pink Backed Pelicans, Saddle-Billed Stork and Cormorants beside the Kasinga Channel...
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Uganda Cob, Queen Elizabeth Country Park
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Along the shore of Lake Bunyoni
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RWANDA
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Rwanda: a patchwork of fields
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The Parc de Volcans
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Who is watching whom?
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Young gorilla playing
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A family group
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Typical view through our car window ...
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Our lovely friend Denise
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Jean Gakwandi and his daughter Jess
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The Beast developed a loud squeak. which needed investigation
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Rusumo Falls, on the Rwanda/Tanzania border
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TANZANIA
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wildebeest on the Serengeti
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.... and giraffe
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a zebra crossing!
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tree full of weaver birds
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enjoying a cultural evening at Honey Badger
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...whilst David looked on
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Chris and Nicole, from Switzerland, at Honey Badger
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our view of Mount Kilimanjaro
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Kathryn and Simon made it to the top!
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Masai boys, greeting us at the top of Ngorongoro crater
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view of the crater from the top
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Kathryn and Simon viewing beasts from 'The Beast'
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passing zebra in the crater
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the long sought after lion
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lesser masked weaver bird, sharing our picnic
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the rescue from the mud-hole is taking place
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...whilst Simon takes photos
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...of an elephant
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Grey crowned crane in Ngorongoro crater
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leaving the crater, the end of a very long day
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breakfast at Mr. Msangi's house
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Ernest, Gaye and friends from South Africa, camping in style
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view along the beach at Peponi
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Welsh James and Aussie Lee, from Cairo, at Peponi
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en route to Zanzibar
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David enjoying the ferry ride
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first view of Stone Town, Zanzibar
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walking through the streets of Stone Town
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spices, gathered during our spice tour
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Sunset on Jambiani Beach, Zanzibar
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our friend Daniel, from Kipepeo
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ladies on the beach, Kipepeo
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the beach at Kipepeo
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Coen and Dienne, cycling from Holland to China - via Africa!
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.... writing the diary for the website!
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MALAWI
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beachside bar at Sangilo
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Bonny and Matt,, honeymooners from the UK
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looking down at Lake Malawi from the road to Livingstonia
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a little bit of Britain, in Livingstonia
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walking to the waterfalls, Livingstonia
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view from my throne, Livingstonia
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lakeside camping, Nkhwazi
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view from our roof-top bedroom
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interrupting David's reveries by the lake
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Nkhwazi Campsite at Chintheche
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along the lakeside at Nkhotakota
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children playing on the lake
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pulling in the nets
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Cathy and Gary, at Lilongwe
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sharing a BBQ at Lilongwe
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camping at Senga Bay
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Good Friday procession - one of many
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trekking on Zomba Plateau, with Stanley
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waterfall near our campsite, Zomba Plateau
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reservoir on Zomba plateau
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MOZAMBIQUE
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The sun rising on Mozambique
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Walking along the beach at Blue Waters
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A view of the beach from the campsite at Blue Waters
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Our home at Blue Waters
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Snorkeller on a paradise island
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Our Dhow on the paradise island
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The chef cooking our meal ...
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...which was very tasty
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Returning to the mainland as the sun went down
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Manie and Johan, brothers from Cape Town
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Another long hike along the beach at low tide
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Tofo Beach ... at its most crowded
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David, don't you think........
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.....it's time to leave now??
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South Africans, John, Elsa and Barry, at Pandane
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A view of the reef, Pandane Beach, from the campsite
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Getting in to those coconuts is quite an art
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Jonathan, he remembered those lessons!
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Our friends John and Marion, getting ready for departure
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Goodbye Mozambique
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ZIMBABWE
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We were sad to say goodbye to Ann
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...and to Ellen and her lovely family
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Putting down our tent, after camping on the front lawn at Hillside
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The road through the Eastern Highlands
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Looking down on Lake Kariba
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ZAMBIA
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Camping at Eureka
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Our friends, John and Gwyneth, at their home in Mkushi
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Mambalina Falls
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Ntumbachushi Falls
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Camping at the top of Lumangwe Falls
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The track to Kabwelume Falls
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.... which was worth the trek
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Decorated Bemba houses
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Meeting Alice again after three years
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Chawama children
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Such beautiful smiles
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With big hearted Roy, the heart of ICCO
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Doctor Livingstone, I presume!
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Our first view of Victoria Falls
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Victoria Falls further along
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No bungee jumping today
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We needed those rain capes
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Alternative route to the falls?
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A view from our campsite in Livingstone
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Boarding the ferry to leave Zambia
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BOTSWANA
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Crossing the Zambezi into Botswana
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Minor 'trunk' road in Chobe (baby Elephant)
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Waiting for the traffic to give way
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Red-billed Hornbill
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Water Buffalo at Chobe riverfront
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Impala posing for photographs
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Sunset over the Chobe river
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The irritable Elephant at Savuti camp
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All creatures great - and small: Tree Squirrels rival Elephants in number
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All we ever see of Hippos in daylight
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Rickety bridge, entering Moremi
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Okavanga Delta
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Typical campsite, Moremi
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Socks with sandals!
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Goodbye Botswana
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S. AFRICA
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The Kruger provided entertainment from dawn to dusk, from Giraffes ...
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.. to the Southern Ground Hornbill,
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from Elephants ...
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... to the very tame Crested Barbet
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This baobab proports to be the most southerly on the continent
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We enjoyed trekking in the Drakonsberg
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Camping at Rocky Bay, the weather was getting colder
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The Hole in the Wall, on the Wild Coast
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I took the High Road whilst David preferred to be by the sea (as usual)
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Young fishermen on the cliffs above Coffee Bay
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Fun with balloons at Coffee Bay
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Walking along the beach near Port Elizabeth
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Evening on the Cape Peninsular
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Stopping to look at the view on the Cape Peninsular
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We arrived: Cape Point
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