Welcome to our Africa blog

We hope all our families and friends will log in from time to time to see how we're getting on - and just to touch base. We all know we shall miss everyone and this is one of the ways we hope to keep in touch. And, of course, we shall be logging on to Skype and emailing whenever we get the chance. This is a massive adventure for us all with a shed load of planning , but once you've fallen for Africa you just have to see more. So here we go!

Statistics



"What's life without a spreadsheet?" ...... famous quote from traveller Chris.

Travel data (Diana & Chris)

Nights away from home...................149
Nights camped on roof of vehicle....117
Nights in basic Rondavels...................4
Nights in very basic  hotels.................4
Luxury nights.....................................5
Non driving days..............................59
Time on the road(hours)...................482
Distance travelled (km)....................17421
Dinners cooked on gas burner/fire......90
Days gone hungry.............................0

Fuel data (for 1 vehicle)

Diesel bought (litres)..........................1982
Total cost of fuel...............................£1810
Average unit cost of fuel...................£0.91
Fuel consumption..............................11.38l/100km......8.8km/l

Incidents (both vehicles) 

Punctures............................................2
Flat battery..........................................4
Stuck in mud.......................................1
Vehicle needing attention....................1
Cracked windscreen............................1
Knocked down by another car........... 1
Traffic accidents..................................0
Speeding fines.....................................2


Wildlife seen and identified (Chris)

Birds..................................................332 species of which 100 were new for Africa
Mammals.............................................51 species of which 7 were new.

















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