Monthly Archives: till 21 October 2012
October 21st – Day 122
Sunday 21th October Today is Willy’s birthday, so we make a phonecall and sing happy birthday for her. Today we go to Mfue, about 130km north, We leave the Model T at this campsite for 2 days and go with … Continue reading
October 20th – Day 121
Saturday 20th October After sending the website updates, and fitting the welded steeringrod on the Ford, we filled up the tank, and at 10:30 we go for the border. At 13.15 we arrived at the border. LeavingMalawiis easy, getting intoZambiatakes … Continue reading
October 19th – day 120
Friday 19th October We are at the only green field in Malawi. Early in the morning it’s already very busy on the beach, lots of fishermen. At the Campsite there is a German man and an Australian lady who are … Continue reading
October 18th – day 119
Thursday 18th october Some Malawi facts: -Estimated 13 million people -Of whom 46% is younger than15 years. -80% farms, 3% works in the industrial sector -In the top 10 of poorest countries worldwide -One of the most populated countries in … Continue reading
October 17th – Day 118
Wednesday 17 october Today we go forNkataBay, it’s about 130km south. InMalawithere is a fuel problem, a lot of gas stations are sold out. In the end we find some diesel and petrol. We can drive again! Inge and Trudy … Continue reading
October 16th – Day 117
Tuesday October 16th In the morning there is a beautiful sunset view above the lake. After packing and servicing the ModelT we take a fresh dive in the lake, a fisherman come abroad and shows us the fish he catched … Continue reading
October 15th – Day 116
Mosim is swiping the grass with a broom, very neat! Lots of children come and watch us, Trudy makes a dance with them, they like it! On the road to theMalawiborder, it’s very green! Tea and bananas are everywhere. At … Continue reading
October 14th – Day 115
In the morning Dirk has a jr. Assistant. At eight the church ceremony starts, the church is right behind our guesthouse, and all the people are walking by. They are beautiful dressed. During packing the cars, a lot of people … Continue reading
October 13th – Day 114
Saturday 13 october After 2 days of working on the car, we hit the road again! About 140km to go. It’s a project to get the Land Rover filled with all the stuff. But after sending the website updates with … Continue reading
October 11 and 12 – day 112 and 113
Thursday 11 and Friday 12 october Today is a day of working on the Ford, probably tomorrow also. This is because of the broken fusee yesterday, Dirk wants to check all the wheels, and change also the right fusee. The … Continue reading