As we had bumped into a serious rock while performing a deep water passage in Tanzania, and had harmed our front axle, we decided to look for a solution to avoid similar damages in future. While asking for a solution in Gaborone we were handed over to “LA Sport” in Pretoria, a specialist for “SERIOUS …
After one of our wheel spacers at the rear axle was worn out and there was no way to repair it, it was necessary to replace this part. No big deal, as we knew the manufacturer in Germany, the replacement was on stock, so we ordered this part in Germany and instructed them, to send …
From Nata, we drove into the Bird Sanctuary at the Sua Pan. We knew, that there is no water at this time of the year and therefor there wouldn’t be many birds, but the entrance fee was not very high and we enjoyed the animals we could spot. After our visit to the bird sanctuary …
As we need to rely on our camper, it needs a lot of maintenance to provide a 100 percent function. This time I did a change of the air filter which is a very easy task. I do carry always spare because the roads are extremely dusty. Changing filter needs not more than 15 minutes, …
After a year travelling in Africa, we have to sum up very positive. 35 thousand kilometres on harsh roads, we did not face any accident or major technical problem, not even one puncture. But we saw a lot of accidents, critical situations on the roads and experienced a lot of unusual moments! Have a look …
Via IOverlander, we had found a bakery, which makes German style bread and much more. We had contacted Christian and ordered bread, croissants and bretzel, which we picked up at the Padre Pio Mission in Lusangazi, south of Mzuzu. It was a pleasure to talk to Christian, an German who had many fascinating jobs in …
After 12 Month and 30 thousand Km in Africa we are lucky, that we had no problems at all running our house through the (sometimes) very difficult tracks along our route. Even we are carrying 4 spare tires, we had not one puncture in the last year. The Mercedes Benz Sprinter 4×4 is performing good! …
As we are coming closer to the main rainy season in East Africa, starting at the end of March, and our tyres are really “end of life cycle” after about 45.000 km, we decided to invest in a new set of BF Goodrich AT. Over the iOverlander app, we found Beate and Robert (ondjila-travel.com) in …
As I check every day the wheels and chassis of our Sprinter, I found that both distance blocks of our rear suspension had moved. No surprise after 6000 Km on African roads and no real problem, but needed to be fixed before breakfast. And yes, Airfilter change and oil check! Let’s start ….
After our last night in Armenia, we got the chance to do a good deed, by helping fellow travellers out of a ditch. We had spent the night above the valley of the river Debed near Chochkan, just 15 km from the border. The evening before we had our PCR test done and we will …
