Archive for December, 2009

Richtersveld Park: A Paradise for Plants and 4X4 Challenge

The Richtersveld National Park is nestled in the Northwestern corner of South Africa where it boarders Namibia. Just over 600 miles from Cape Town, it is so remote that the only town nearby has one shop with mostly empty shelves. “If you want bread here, you have to bake it yourself, there are no  supermarkets [...]

Phase One Complete: Arrived in Windhoek in Namibia

We have completed the first stage of our expedition. During the 12 days we drove 2,181 miles from Hermanus in the Western Cape of South Africa to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. To have a better idea of how much we drove, it is roughly the same mileage as driving from Washington to New Orleans, [...]

From Cape of Good Hope – Heading North

After several weeks of planning here in greater Cape Town, Haroldo and I are finally ready to head North through the continent, officially beginning the expedition Lights of Africa.
Just this morning we were shooting at the Cape of Good at the Table Mountain national Park, marking our Southern-most point in the African Continent. From here [...]

Intensive 4×4 crash course helps novices better understand the Land Rover

In order for us to venture through remote areas of Africa during the next 8 months, we need to first have a basic understanding of how our Land Rover works. To bridge the knowledge gap, our formidable mechanics from Rover tech, Yaco and Peter, took their sunny Saturday morning off to open the shop and [...]

Working on Nandi!

These photos where taken from the last two days as we set up our Land Rover, Nandi, which will takeus through Africa.