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Perfekt!

Gäb´s einen Steigerungsgrad des Wortes, ich würde es benutzen - es war einfach nur perfekt!

Ohne auf Details eingehen zu wollen - dafür nehme ich mir dann Zeit mit einer ausführlichen Reisebeschreibung und viel mehr Fotos - die Welcomeparty für Erwin in Südafrika war genial!

Gute Freunde, kulinarische Highlights nonstop, Landschaften vom Feinsten, Wildtiere einmal ganz anders und Leben pur.

Ich bin zusammen mit Colin am Sonntag zurückgeflogen, Frank kommt am Mittwoch - das Ziel ist erreicht und Erwin ist putzmunter in seinem neuen Zuhause angekommen.

Vorab schon einmal ein paar Impressionen...

Haia Safari,

Babe

Platzhalter 27.04.09

26th April 09 - Gods Window

Babe and Colin make the 383km journey down from Hoedspruit to Johanesburg in 4 hours. We manage to stop off at Gods window a 700m high cliff looking back towards Kruger park and Pilgrims rest, a former gold town.

But time is short and Afrika time is nearly up

25th April - Kruger, The Village Fair and Concert

24th of April - Kruger Park

The Welcome team shown above leave for the Kruger Park. Mean while Frank, Colin and the Borgi get there 5 minutes of fame in the local news paper.

SMS Message From Babe at Hoedspruit

Haben uns gestern in der Molholoholo (oder so) Wild Animal Rehabilitation Lodge als Geierfütterer, Löwenbewunderer und Rhinozerosstreichler betätigt.

Morgen starten wir für zwei Tage zu einer Safari in den Krügerpark.
Erwin ist das absolute Highlight in Hoedspruit und wir bekommen einen genialen Artikel in der lokalen Zeitung.

Das Leben ist schön! Haia Safari...

Christian, Rosenzüchter, Frank, Colin & Babe

23rd April 09 - Shopping, Welding then Braai

22nd of April Borgi Clean up and off to the Santuary

Well some things are Borgi proof and other things are not.

It was time to clear the Borgi out and decide what was what was to be kept, what needed welded and what was scrap,

Without doubt the Zarges boxes were a good buy and most definetly Borgi proof. The tool kit was a little over stocked and you could probably drop the high jack. All three air pumps failed. The cheap electric pump melted the plastic inside the electric motor, the foot pump hose developed a split and failed and the good electric pump reed valve failed but can probably be repaired if you can find the spare valve plate.

And the Borgi - its fine - it just needs some welds and the jumping out of 2nd gear needs investigation

But Forget the cleaning - we are off for some fun in the Borgi.

21st April - Pizza and BarbQ - Hoedspruit

Its a late rise, but we take the Borgward out for a spin in the country. We have a great pizza at a restaurant owned by an ex-pilot.


















The place is packed with flight memorabilia. This old cockpit panel was my favourites.













Then is back for some stakes Afrika style

20th Of April - Borgi is in Hoedspruit !!!!!!

We made it folks!!! and the borgi is fine and ready for another 25,000km.

We have done over 4000km in the last three weeks.

- Congratulations!!! How many klicks is that all together? 22.000km? in 4 months, Nuts! WD

- WUNDERBAR!! Perfect Job Boys. I'm proud of you!! And what a Date ;-) Mollo

19th April - Final run and over the Tropic of Capricorn

Frank and Colin are tonight sitting at the final camp fire of our
Transafrika. They are in the Krueger Park and only have 150 km to go. They
have waved through at the SA Border without any probs.

Skyla Denhard

Born 19Apr2009 2:30am in Troy, Michigan - our first American in the family.

3420g - 520mm

All went well!

Heia Safari...aehh....Popeia!

WD

18th of April Kruger Park

SMS Message from the Dark Continent

Hi. In South Africa in Krueger Park! We were up at Pafuri near Mozambique
border. 22deg 25min 23.1" south, 31deg 14min 49". So far elephants and
Buffalo and Impala. No lions but the glasses are on. Camping further south
near Punda Maria. Another puncture has slowed us up. All tire compressors
have now failed terminally. Africa repairs are not holding. TUV are getting
a letter of complaint!

17th of April Update Zim/Moz

Pictures from Colin

16th of April - Kyle Lake and then on to SA.

From Robert M. :- I would just like to take the opportunity on behalf of the people of Zimbabwe to welcome the Borgi - Your are most welcome

Kyle lake was the most beautiful camp site. We were the first visitors to stay in five years. There was no running water but the girl has been at the reception waiting for the Borgi to turn up.

The Border on the Zim side.

On the SA side.

15th of April 2009 - Great Zimbabwe monument and Kyle Lake

After breakfast we take the guided tour of the Great Zimbabwe monument. We all have our theories about who built this and why. The stone work is incredible.

In the afternoon we head of to Kyle lake to find somewhere to sleep for the night.

Girls and guns :)

SMS Message: Hi all ok. How is Werner and co? We are totally in frontier mode at the moment. Zimb is some place and everyone is great. Did not get far today saw the zimb monument. Now gone wild camping at lake kyle.