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 Jean
Visser
Jean, die instigator, hoof-roetebeplanner
en navigator. Dan ook mechanic en
tent-opslaner is ’n Namibiër
wat etlike jare reeds in Pretoria
bly. Ingenieurswese geswot en op die
een of ander manier in die drukkerswêreld
beland.
En toe ontmoet hy vir Hannelie.
En nou het hulle twee seuns, Jean
Pierre (4) en Wilhelm (2).
Ons vier vertrek Vrydag 21 Maart 2008
op die Ons4-toer – 12 maande
deur Oos-Afrika na Europe en dan terug
na Suid-Afrika deur die weste van
die vasteland.
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4 September 2008 |
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Tunisia: Short & sweet - Jean Visser |
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| Getting into Libya turned out to be much easier that getting out. The border was very busy, with hundreds of cars and trucks in queues, after 4 hours we were finally into Tunisia.
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4 September 2008 |
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Libya: What a pleasant surprise! - Jean Visser |
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| We arrived at the border not really knowing what to expect of Libya, some people back home even told us not to visit but here we were.
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4 September 2008 |
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Egypt Part 3: The Western Desert - Jean Visser |
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| Spent a hectic few days in Cairo, we camped at Salma Camp, nothing much to write home about but the people were nice and camping was cheap.
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14 Augustus 2008 |
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The Red Sea, Wrecks, Sinai and finally Cairo - Jean Visser |
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| Safaga gave us a welcome break from travels for a week, when traveling for a while you start appreciating things that always seemed entirely insignificant, a soft double bed with white sheets was one on of these. The week’s rest in Safaga did us grea
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22 Julie 2008 |
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Egypt Part 1 - Bureaucracy, Temples, Tourists and the Ocean - Jean Visser |
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| The ferry from Wadi Halfa is quite an experience, the best was entering the ferry we found that it was air conditioned; now I could handle most of what this ferry could through at us.
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22 Julie 2008 |
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Sudan- Pyramids, Heat and Dust Storms - Jean Visser |
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| We left Gonder in Ethiopia in the morning, the temperature was quite cool.
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22 Julie 2008 |
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Ethiopia Part 2 - Jean Visser |
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| From Awassa we continued north to Addis Abbeba, it was good tar road all the way and the traffic was quite courteous by African standards.
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25 Junie 2008 |
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Ethiopia - Jean Visser |
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| So with Jean-Pierre still very ill but much better we left in the morning for Ethiopia.
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25 Junie 2008 |
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Kenya, last of the world we know - Jean Visser |
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| From Jinja it was west to Kenya. The border crossing is straightforward, there are a lot of helpers trying to ‘help’ you for a fee, they are a real nuisance and just plain annoying, the Kenyan Customs officials seemed to think so too.
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25 Junie 2008 |
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Uganda, suicide drivers and potholes! - Jean Visser |
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| Border posts in Africa is almost like a wall dividing people, although the land looks the same on both side the people, the roads, everything changes and Uganda was no different.
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25 Junie 2008 |
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Rwanda, land of the mountains - Jean Visser |
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| We crossed into Rwanda at Rosumo. The border is right on the beautiful Rovuvu falls in the Kagera river.
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22 Mei 2008 |
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Dar-Es-Salaam and beyond - Jean Visser |
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| The drive down to Dar was interesting to say the least. The long distance buses do one speed and that is 140 km/h!
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12 Mei 2008 |
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Malawi and Tanzania – Jean Visser |
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| We had a bit of a sleep in and only left camp the next morning at 10 am for the 250 km drive to Fat Monkey’s in Malawi.
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12 Mei 2008 |
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Zimbabwe and Mozambique - Jean Visser |
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| After a lot of warnings we decided to head out via Zimbabwe. We were a bit concerned, but those concerns went out the window the moment we entered Beit Bridge border post, everyone was friendly and the crossing took us about an hour.
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2 April 2008 |
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South African leg - Jean Visser |
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| We left for Cape Town on 13 March 2008, not half of our preparation was done but that simply had to be dealt with on our return to Pretoria.
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10 Maart 2008 |
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The Cruiser is ready! – Jean Visser |
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| Time is getting near and the Cruiser has gone through quite a transformation in the last 2 months.
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4 Maart 2008 |
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Meer oor ons - Jean Visser |
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| Ons is vier Vissers wat besluit het om die Afrika-vasteland met ons Land Cruiser aan te durf
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4 Maart 2008 |
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Ek is keelvol – Jean Visser |
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| Ek sit al vir 40 minute in my Cruiser en is nog nie eers halfpad Johannesburg toe nie. Dit lyk woes op die N1 – die verkeer staan, trek dan weer weg, staan 10 meter verder weer. Die Cruiser luier die peperduur diesel uit.
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