Border Bribes We arrived at the border and pulled underneath a porte-cochère — except there was no valet to attend to PJ. Instead, a man greeted us and asked if Coons wanted to exchange money. He negotiated with one gentleman … Continued
Sadly, this will be our last installment of PJ in Africa as this chapter of our travels has come to an end. In case you want to catch up on this mini-series, you can find the other entries here (Part … Continued
Rwanda Part I Happy to be back on the road, but dreading another border crossing, we decided to take the longer route through the Uganda mountainside. Not only was this a more scenic drive, but it would take us to … Continued
Border Blunder Another day… another border. This one didn’t prove to be any better despite the fact that we had already applied for visas ahead of time. The woman at the window enthralled with her YouTube videos said we needed … Continued
Fingers-Crossed After our recent border experiences, we were really starting to dread border day. Dressed in over-sized green cargo shorts (Coons calls them his “border pants”) and one of his two t-shirts, Coons parked PJ on the side of a … Continued
Border From Hell The Zambian border would prove to be the most challenging so far in Africa. At the Kazungula border, we drove PJ onto a large wooden barge that brought us across the river. Several men were there to … Continued
After the brief ferry ride, we managed to navigate our way through immigration and customs to enter Zambia. One item we did not have, and that would become a point of contention during our next few border crossings, was a … Continued
Victoria Falls We arrived in Vic Falls on June 18th and went straight to the backpacker lodge. We had booked these dorm-style accommodations ahead of time to save some moolah and because we were worried we wouldn’t have PJ with … Continued
It feels like so long ago, but we drove through Botswana a few months ago on the way to and from our wedding in Victoria Falls. Botswana was the first time we wild camped and the first time we saw … Continued
Namibia … 3rd Time’s a Charm! On Friday, September 6th, Freek called us and said the car was ready. We were honestly in shock. In silence, we hopped in an Uber to MitsPro. Coons: “Should we go to Namibia?” Kourtney: … Continued