STATISTICS
Kilometres travelled
Countries visited
Equator crossings
Mountains climbed
Diesel bought (L)
Diesel (L) per 100km
Flat tires
Blown fuses
Breakdowns
Accidents
Minor vehicle problems
Major vehicle problems
Bush fixes
Vehicle services
Roadkill
Wild camps
Camps in hotel carparks
Camps in religious facilities
Self-recovery (of vehicle)
Recovered by other vehicles
Recovered other vehicles
Serious water crossings
Arrests
Times pulled over by cops
Escorted by police vehicles
Speeding fines
Things stolen (from us)
Fraudulent transactions
Malaria
Gastro
Misc sickness
Ping pong injuries
Parasites/sores/ulcers
Scuba dives
National Parks or Reserves
Lion
Mountain Gorillas
Wild Dog
Chimpanzees
Snakes
Rhino
Leopard
Sharks
Tigers
KFC visits
Kilometres travelled
Countries visited
Equator crossings
Mountains climbed
Diesel bought (L)
Diesel (L) per 100km
Flat tires
Blown fuses
Breakdowns
Accidents
Minor vehicle problems
Major vehicle problems
Bush fixes
Vehicle services
Roadkill
Wild camps
Camps in hotel carparks
Camps in religious facilities
Self-recovery (of vehicle)
Recovered by other vehicles
Recovered other vehicles
Serious water crossings
Arrests
Times pulled over by cops
Escorted by police vehicles
Speeding fines
Things stolen (from us)
Fraudulent transactions
Malaria
Gastro
Misc sickness
Ping pong injuries
Parasites/sores/ulcers
Scuba dives
National Parks or Reserves
Lion
Mountain Gorillas
Wild Dog
Chimpanzees
Snakes
Rhino
Leopard
Sharks
Tigers
KFC visits
WHO SAID WHAT
"May I sit here?" "Sure, but I hope you don't mind if I rock out to Justin Bieber" - Steve to a local in Port Nolloth.
"In France, people don't speak very well English" - Sean the Canadian.
"I'd like to see the Netherlands play Holland" - random American re World Cup.
"They probably drove it here via the Phillippines." - English guy overheard discussing our car, Vic Falls
"I thought those two guys over there were gay, but it turns out they're just European" - Rob, Mfuwe
"Are you sure you are real Pygmies?" - Rob of Double Dutch Downunder to tribe that exceeded his height expectations.
"Did you see any fighting back there? There was fighting on the road today." - Officer at heavily armed military roadblock, Kenya.
Corrin - "I like kitchens". Kilimanjaro guide - "That's because you're a woman".
BEST DRIVING SONGS
1979 by Smashing Pumpkins
Open Your Eyes by Snow Patrol
No Longer There by Cat Empire
I Still Remember by Bloc Party
Anything by Passionpit
Handle Me by Robyn
INTERESTING BUT USELESS FACTS
- A panther is a black leopard.
- Imported Australian eucalypts sucked Robben Island dry of fresh water.
- TOY was manufactured on September 11.
- The 4 biggest river systems of the continent are the Nile, Niger, Congo and Zambezi (in random order).
- Etosha National Park used to be almost 4 times its current size.
- In most of South and East Africa, flashing your right blinker indicates to the car behind you that it should not pass. In Namibia, it means that it is safe to pass. So you are likely to cause havoc if you are heading south west.
- In Malawi, there are road signs which read "Road Signs Save Lives".
- The chimp research at Gombe Stream is the longest ongoing wildlife research project in the world.
- For some reason, Africans love telling Steve he looks like various Premier League soccer players; some flattering, some not so much.
"May I sit here?" "Sure, but I hope you don't mind if I rock out to Justin Bieber" - Steve to a local in Port Nolloth.
"In France, people don't speak very well English" - Sean the Canadian.
"I'd like to see the Netherlands play Holland" - random American re World Cup.
"They probably drove it here via the Phillippines." - English guy overheard discussing our car, Vic Falls
"I thought those two guys over there were gay, but it turns out they're just European" - Rob, Mfuwe
"Are you sure you are real Pygmies?" - Rob of Double Dutch Downunder to tribe that exceeded his height expectations.
"Did you see any fighting back there? There was fighting on the road today." - Officer at heavily armed military roadblock, Kenya.
Corrin - "I like kitchens". Kilimanjaro guide - "That's because you're a woman".
BEST DRIVING SONGS
1979 by Smashing Pumpkins
Open Your Eyes by Snow Patrol
No Longer There by Cat Empire
I Still Remember by Bloc Party
Anything by Passionpit
Handle Me by Robyn
INTERESTING BUT USELESS FACTS
- A panther is a black leopard.
- Imported Australian eucalypts sucked Robben Island dry of fresh water.
- TOY was manufactured on September 11.
- The 4 biggest river systems of the continent are the Nile, Niger, Congo and Zambezi (in random order).
- Etosha National Park used to be almost 4 times its current size.
- In most of South and East Africa, flashing your right blinker indicates to the car behind you that it should not pass. In Namibia, it means that it is safe to pass. So you are likely to cause havoc if you are heading south west.
- In Malawi, there are road signs which read "Road Signs Save Lives".
- The chimp research at Gombe Stream is the longest ongoing wildlife research project in the world.
- For some reason, Africans love telling Steve he looks like various Premier League soccer players; some flattering, some not so much.
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and are proudly supported by
FAVOURITE PLACES
Mark: Sossusvlei (NAM), Opuwo (NAM), Savuti (BOT), Choccas (MOZ), Cape Maclear (MAL), the whole of Rwanda, Masai Mara (KEN), Zanzibar (TAN), Mt Kilimanjaro (TAN), Lalibela (ETH), Luxor (EGY)
Steve: Savuti (BOT), Maun (BOT), Marienfluss Valley (NAM), Chinhoyi Caves (ZIM), Nyika National Park (MAL), Katavi National Park (TAN), Gombe National Park (TAN), Masai Mara (KEN), Zanzibar (TAN), Mt Kilimanjaro (TAN), Lake Natron (TAN), Lalibela (ETH), Bush camping in Sudan, Abydos (EGY), Bush camping in Sinai (EGY)
Mark: Sossusvlei (NAM), Opuwo (NAM), Savuti (BOT), Choccas (MOZ), Cape Maclear (MAL), the whole of Rwanda, Masai Mara (KEN), Zanzibar (TAN), Mt Kilimanjaro (TAN), Lalibela (ETH), Luxor (EGY)
Steve: Savuti (BOT), Maun (BOT), Marienfluss Valley (NAM), Chinhoyi Caves (ZIM), Nyika National Park (MAL), Katavi National Park (TAN), Gombe National Park (TAN), Masai Mara (KEN), Zanzibar (TAN), Mt Kilimanjaro (TAN), Lake Natron (TAN), Lalibela (ETH), Bush camping in Sudan, Abydos (EGY), Bush camping in Sinai (EGY)