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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Trouble in Beetle Land
May 31: On an earlier post (Driving at Night in Zululand) I had bragged that Stewball was doing fine. Our only problems had been a tire puncture and a hood latch to tighten. Well, that all came to an end. … Continue reading
Bond of Brothers- and Sisters
May 29, 2014: We’re back in North Carolina and I feel empty inside. For me, it started three days before we flew home from Cape Town, parting from this group of men and women that we shared so much hardship … Continue reading
Driving at Night in Zulu Land
May 12: Don’t watch the movie Zulu if you might be driving alone at night in Swaziland. We were warned and we didn’t intend for it to happen. It is to be a long day, 342 miles. Our rally organizers … Continue reading
Catching up
Day 10: May 11: Mother’s Day in the U.S. and here I am in South Africa very far away from my kids and grandkids. In fact we are at the Mapungubwe Game Reserve. On the drive in, I photographed a zebra and a … Continue reading
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Tagged 67 Beetle, African car rally, ERA, rally, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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Stewball Takes a Hit
May 6, 2014: We have driven Stewball around the world, then from NY to Alaska and the only damage we have taken was from the road; a broken headlight, broken windshield and lots of paint dings from gravel but never from … Continue reading
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Two Days On the Road
May 4, 2014: We have finished our second day on the road. Lots of impressions of driving in South Africa. The highways are wonderful, very clean with NO billboards, smooth and well signed. The traffic is light on the roads … Continue reading
Stewball’s First Friend in South Africa
May 1, 2014: The rally hasn’t even started and I’m already behind. So much has happened. The only negative was the long trip over. No matter how good-and only the second leg from London to Cape Town was good- two … Continue reading