What should you take with you when heading out into the middle of the African bush? Below is a full breakdown of our medical supplies. We will be out in the bush and on the Kwanza River for at least a month, making the main risks (in no particular order): heatstroke, water & mosquito-bourne disease, […]
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New training video!
Knocked this together over the weekend to show how our kayak training is going. Film buffs please note the Team America / South Park inspired soundtrack.
My visit to an Angolan minefield
A few years ago, while writing the second edition of the Bradt Travel Guide to Angola, I was able to visit a minefield in Cuando Cubango Province. This minefield was around Cuito Cuanavale town, which is still being cleared by The HALO Trust. Cuito Cuanavale is a small settlement in the south-east of Angola, but […]
Progress Report -100 days to go!
Our plan is to start the expedition on 1 June 2016, which gives us exactly one hundred days from now to prepare. As it’s a nice round number, this seems like the perfect opportunity to give an update on our situation: Training I can’t speak for Alfy, but I’ve not done much at this end! […]
We finally have a blog!
So it’s taken enough time but we have finally sorted out a WordPress site. We’ll try and check in here at least once a week between now and May 28 when I jump on a plane to Luanda, Angola to meet Alfy and get started with the expedition. Stay tuned for updates on all the […]