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Iona National Park, Angola 3rd & 4th July
We drove through the southern edge of the Iona National Park in Angola to make tracks back to the Namibian border. We passed through some remote areas, with very slow progress across river beds and rocky passes and through Himba territory. A very weary group pushed through the border back into Namibia on the 4th…
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Virgin Kunene Camp 2nd July
We left Foz and discovered an untouched camp on the banks of the Cunene where we unwound for two nights after the crossing, before the long trek to the border.
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The infamous Killing Zone – battle to the mouth of the Kunene
It all started so well. In high spirits, after saying our goodbyes to those returning to the Cape, we took off with excitement and some trepidation to tackle the infamous stretch of coast from Flamingo to the Kunene River. Rico Sakko pioneered the beach run some ten years ago for adventure. The two vehicles narrowly…
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Angola – Update and Binga Bay to Flamingo Bay 26th to 29th June 2010
We took off northwards rolling between two walls of mopani bush along a dusty single lane track towards a destination unknown to any of us. The grand Angolan Adventure has begun. We have covered some four and a half thousand kilometres since leaving home and in Angola we have taken a route from Ruacana to…