ANGOLA TAKE#3

When my wife, Danelle, and I visited our friends Frans and Denise Eksteen in January 2018, we decided that (for the third time) Angola would be our next travel destination.

We have travelled outside South Africa’s borders with the Eksteens often in the last eight years, so this was an easy decision. A provisional date was set for April/May, as it is the end of the rainy season and the temperatures become acceptable – between 26-38 degrees Celsius.

I worked on a basic route which included a few ‘must do’ destinations: Park de Iona, Foz do Cunene and “The Bays” along the coast (south of Lobito). I also spent hours on Google Earth, looking for roads leading to some unmarked bays.

As our trip was limited to 18 days, it was agreed to push through Botswana and Namibia so that we could spend as much time in Angola as possible. This meant pushing through to Maun, and then up to Ruacana, in the minimal time of two days. We managed this long drive, and reached the Ruacana border post on day three.