Latest Adventures

Perched on the lip of an enormous dune in the iconic Namib-Naukluft National Park looking down an almost vertical 100 metre drop you start to doubt the sanity of the decisions that led you to this point. You are behind the wheel of a growling 4x4 with the responsibility of getting the 4 occupants to the bottom of the abyss and your palms are sweating while there is a slight trembling in your legs. The radio crackles and you get the go ahead to start the descent. You think ba

The views looking down on to False Bay from the mountains above Strand/Somerset West/Stellenbosch When we bought our first 4x4 back in 2012 we were so excited to do a 4x4 driving course with our Nissan Xtrail.  Our hopes of going on holiday to destinations for 4x4 users only were dented when we realized our clearance was nothing like the other cars on the course and there was no Low Range. We still had fun learning about the technical theory of 4x4 vehicles and the capabiliti

KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK 2025 I have been crocheting for many many years making toys and blankets. Majority of our holidays is us driving for hours to get to our destinations, so I keep myself busy crocheting, usually a blanket, so I don't have to concentrate too much on it while I am the back seat driver for my hubby. Recently I have been making blankets for family members having milestone birthdays, like 60 and 80 years old. My latest blanket I made was a C2C for my br