On June 5th, 1999 - Lee-Anne and I departed Pretoria in our 1968 Series IIA diesel Land Rover. During our trip we had named our Landy, Mrs Golly (GOL referring to Grand Old Lady).
Here are a few selected photos from our trip. Each image has a link to a larger image for better viewing purposes. If you would prefer to view the images in the larger format, use the following link to access that page: BIG PICTURES!
More photos can be found here:
![]() Visiting the Lion Park, Gauteng! |
![]() Lioness sitting on a tree stump! |
![]() The Karoo! |
![]() The Karoo roads - looks similar to Namibia |
![]() Rear axle seized - this tow-truck took us down the mountain! Not a good day!! |
![]() Camping at Silverstroom near Cape Town! |
![]() Two Landies - The Old and the New! |
![]() Titiesbaai, West Coast of SA |
![]() Camping at Titiesbaai on the West Coast of SA |
![]() Fiddlers Creek camp site overlooking the Orange River and Namibia |
![]() Camp site called "Klein Aus Vista" in Aus, Namibia (on route to Luderitz) |
![]() Camping at Klein Aus Vista - Aus
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![]() On route... (just can't remember where...) Xlarge photo here! |
![]() Duwisib Castle in Namibia |
![]() Kolmanskop near Luderitz |
![]() About to bush camp with our Swiss friends. North of Swakopmund, Namibia |
![]() Early morning fog in Namibia |
![]() Driving near the Coast in Namibia |
![]() Our Swiss friends hired vehicle! |
![]() A quick lunch break on the Namibian coast |
![]() Spitzkoppen peaks in Namibia! |
![]() Camping at Spitzkoppen Xlarge photo here! |
![]() Our Swiss friends and their Toyota Land Cruiser camper. |
![]() Relaxed... |
And finally onto Botswana... | |||
![]() Parked on the Makgadikgadi pans near Nata, Botswana! Xlarge photo here! |
![]() Parked on the Makgadikgadi pans near Nata, Botswana! |
![]() On route to Kubu Island with our Swiss friends in their hired Land Cruiser! |
![]() Our two vehicles in the middle of Botswana |
![]() Stuck in the mud 30Km from Kubu Island! Both vehicles had been stuck! |
![]() Camping the night on the pans...The Land Cruiser was still stuck on the pans. |
![]() Land Rover stuck in a Warthog hole whilst attempting to fetch wood to rescue Land Cruiser which was stuck in the pans. |
![]() Stuck...still!! |
![]() Using the highlift jack we lifted the rear wheel and used the sand ladders to cover the hole to drive off! 24 Hours later we headed back to Nata after 3 rescue attempts! |
![]() Using the highlift jack we lifted the rear wheel and used the sand ladders to cover the hole to drive off! 24 Hours later we headed back to Nata after 3 rescue attempts! |
![]() The road to the Moremi Game Reserve! |
![]() Camping at South Bridge camp site! |
![]() Crossing the river at Third Bridge! Great fun! |
![]() Elephant in the Moremi |
![]() Young male lion... |
![]() Elephant at Xakanaka camp site! The Elephant was huge!! |
After leaving Botswana we headed for the Kalahari Gemsbok Park. Photos of the Kalahari Gemsbok park can be found here: Kalahari Photos