From Cape Town we joined a 41 day truck tour, led by Emma and Leteloi, who will take us on a seven country journey of 13,800km, finishing up in Nairobi, Kenya. Our tour group seemed a good bunch, with the 14 of us hailing mostly from the UK, and one girl from Australia, a guy from Japan, and three South Koreans. Only four of us were heading all the way to Nairobi, with most leaving the tour at Livingstone, Zambia, where we'd pick up new members. Michael and I were looking forward to seeing the different landscapes and learning about African cultures, but after a month of enjoying comfortable mid-range hotels in India, we felt a bit soft and weren't overly enthused at the prospect of living out of a tent for the next 6 weeks. We were pleased to hear there were opportunities to upgrade to rooms at various points on the trip and decided we'd take the easier route where we could!
Africa often requires a change of plan and our journey began with such a change. South African authorities had recently decided to no longer allow foreign-registered vehicles with passengers to cross to Namibia, so instead of climbing aboard Shashe, the truck that would be our home for the next 41 days, we had a temporary truck until Namibia, where Leteloi and Shashe were waiting for us.
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