So this is the start to our day.....first we woke up to our poor boys eyes being swolen from some allergic reaction then this....
We all had a hearty breakfast and ready to get on the road when the game viewer decided to throw us a curveball.
10am
a New diesel filter and we're on our way again...phew
11am
a waterpipe burst ....cut and re-connect and here we go again. There's quite a few names for the car dealer we bought this vehicle from running through my mind at this stage....I was just told we should see this as "Survival Training" well that's one way to look at it!
Driving 80kmph must be some more survival training, especially for Ian, if you know my husband at all you would know that if he could build a supercharger for more speed into his bicycle he would.
11:23 game viewer has pulled over...burst waterpipe again. I tell you satan is trying HARD today, obviously doesn't have anything better to do with his time.
11:36 stopped again...is the plane over yet? We have another 600km to go today.
Plan B
Closest town, Rundu! 160km towing at 80kmph and then we'll be free and off to Kongola!
We're laughing now, Ian says he's never seen the signs on the side of the road pass so slowly!
a Mechanic (good samaritan) in Rundu is helping us, we decided to leave the game viewer here with him and head for Kongola, we still have 4 hours of driving ahead.
16:28
The Hilux is starting to miss fire....seems to just be a sparkplug. Please please don't do this now! Some fiddling in the enjin and serious prayer later we're back on the road.
We will not give in, we will not give up and we will push through!
16:42
We're almost there...elephant breeding herd crossing the road..this is a delay I do not mind in the least!
18:00
The pure simplicity of the Zambezi Region, this is why we come here, this is why we're starting this project here. They say even as a foreigner when you visit Africa something in your roots gives you a deep unexplained feeling of being home, I know that feeling, the whole day's hassles has been worth every second, we're home.
In one of my best friends words whom lives for community upliftment and development "Caprivi - The gift that keeps on giving"
Tomorrow we need to get the 1.5 ton Generator Set through the floodplains, looking forward to sharing this with you. The guys and especially Ian can't wait to try and get all the vehicles through the floodplain "hier kom groot sports".
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