JUST DO IT

Have you ever wanted to visit the countries north of South Africa, but for some reason or another not done so yet? My advice is just do it!

After retiring and settling into our new home last year, my wife Vivienne and I decided that this was to be the year for us to go.

We were away for almost seven weeks, travelling 11 760 km and visiting four countries. Not bad for a couple in their 70s.

We have a Nissan NP 300 4x4 diesel, and last year became the proud owners of a Sherpa Tiny Rough Roader. We spent all but one night of our seven week tour in the Sherpa, which has a fold-out cooker hatch as well as a kitchen hatch. As the weather was warm, we didn’t even put up the awnings and spent the