Hubers go Africa
Travelling in Sub-Saharan Africa
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3 days Johannesburg
That’s the way it is in Africa. Three days are gone, not much happened. We loaded our Landcruiser, installed a new solar regulator, produced a short circuit in one of our four batteries, drove around town for four hours looking for a Varta battery dealer, ordered a battery, picked it up & installed it the next…
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Crocodile Lodge
Here we left Africa in 2017, here it starts again in 2018: The Crocodile Lodge in Johannesburg. Toyo is waiting (freshly washed) under a tin roof. Pretty ready to start. Although Crocodile Lodge can present Kois, Emus and Buerbulls, their six crocs strengthen the company brand a bit more. The Lodge’s six pets are still…
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A day when the world has changed
Ttoday’s date has been hammered in our brain as nine-eleven as it marks the 17th anniversary of Al-Qaida’s attack on the World Trade Center (2001) but also – not to forget – Darmstadt’s „night of the fire“ (1944), when 80% of a really pretty city* was destroyed and more than 11,000 people died after a…
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Here we go!
Nine-eleven: Our third long journey in Africa starts today. However not the „3“ but the „7“ could become the numerical code for this trip: 7 countries, 77 days, 7,000 km – more or less 🙂 To get our dear readers into the right mood, here’s the rough planning of our route, which will certainly change…
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A loooooooong break comes to an end
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Wake up, Africa! Goodbye, Africa!
All my bags are packed I’m ready to go I’m standin‘ here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye …
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Johannesburg (2)
South Africa’s „Must See“, the Apartheid Museum and the „Must Taste“, Deon’s Braai, remain outstanding memories of our days in Joburg: His sirloin steak is a dream. In Germany, the quantity would be enough for eight guests and the quality would make the Ivory Club in Frankfurt turn green with envy. And of course we…
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Johannesburg (1)
It wasn’t Lore’s day: first bitten by a dog (it was a „Boerboel“, a „farmer’s mastiff“), then she ripped her forearm at the tip of an iron fence. A nice Indian doctor sews up the crack with 5 stitches. Dinner: Antibiotics, probiotics and painkillers. But since then, Johannesburg has shown its best side. And that’s because…
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The Last Leg
It rained all night and it just won’t stop. We leave the coast but before we reach the tarred road towards Johannesburg, we drive about 18 km – one hour – through wet sand, slippery clay and small lakes. Es hat die ganze Nacht geregnet und will einfach nicht aufhören. Wir fliehen mal wieder kurzentschlossen.…
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Back to the Sea
Towards the end, a few days of luxury. We wanted to treat ourselves to it in Sabie Sands with the private camps on the edge of the Kruger, but due to the turbulent weather we landed unplanned on this beautiful coast (Rocktail Beach), which can only be reached by 4×4, and where we enjoy pure…