Stories from our overland travels in Africa – newest first
Nairobi January 28th – February 1st, 2022 Jungle Jungle took good care of us. Nairobi lies at 1800m elevation, only just south of the equator, and this makes for a very pleasant climate. Evenings are cool enough to warrant a light jacket, and days are sunny and warm but not humid. After a nice doze…
Across Tsavo West from the Lake Jipe Entrance January 21st – 27th, 2022 A lion serenaded us most of the night at Lake Jipe Safari Lodge, which is located just outside Tsavo West Nation Park. In the morning we rose and had a slow start, making a nice breakfast and getting ready to head into…
Border Crossing at Tarakea January 17th – 20th, 2022 The drive from Twiga Lodge in Usa River to the Tarakea border post is a pleasant one. After driving a while on the busy Arusha – Moshi road we turned off, up towards the green foothills of Kilimanjaro. The road is in good condition with not…
Exiting Klein’s Gate Jan 9th – 16th, 2022 The plan was to leave the Serengeti from the less used Klein’s Gate in the northeast. This would bring us to the Lake Natron area, aka Loliondo Game Controlled Area (GCA). From what we’d read, this would be a rough dirt track, slow going through real Maasai…
