East London

We are now in East London. The drive went well. We are trying to make it to Johannesburg to get the damage fixed early next week. We have spent today chilling on the farm with family. Spotted my first Giraffe.

Landy is very over weight. We are now repacking it and throwing out anything that is too heavy. Which is mostly booze and food.

Landy Damage

We have been off the radar for a while after our last exciting post. Our container arrived at Kings Shippers where Campbell and I went to go welcome it to South Africa.

Two excited clients (us), Kings representatives and customs officials were shocked with this sight.

It appears that great force was used to make our landy fit into the container. The packers clearly overpacked the container and rather than going to the effort of repacking boxes they thought they could resize our land rover instead. Which they achieved with flying colors.

Here's what we know. The landy was left with our shipping agents in London to be packed into the container with the wheel on the wheel carrier. When we opened the container, the wheel had been removed and placed under the car obviously in an effort to make the car fit. The top prong of the wheel carrier was bent which cracked the back door inwards which shattered the glass. A wooden bulk head separated the landy from the boxes. With the force that had been exerted to make the landy fit, the car was pushed up against the bulk head bending the bull bar back onto the bonnet taking the bumper with it.

We now need to replace the whole back door, the bumper and the bull bar. So we play the waiting game again until insurers approve the quote and the works are done. Campbell and I are becoming proficient at the waiting game.

As much as we love being with family and friends, we are eager to get on the road. South Africa is very expensive with the Soccer World Cup on the horizon.

The docks and more

Our landy being offloaded...

...and some Cape Town sites.

The Landy is in sight

After several weeks of chilling in Cape Town waiting for our container to arrive....

...we have finally spotted our ship. We went for a fantastic hike up Lions Head with a few supporters to witness the momentous occasion.

Our ship was third or fourth in line to be offloaded but we have just checked the harbour log this morning and our ship has officially docked!!!! woohooo!!!

Now we just have to wait for the call to meet the customs official to clear our goodies.

Chilling in the Cape

We have been in Cape Town for just over two weeks now. We have spent loads of time with family, many of which have travelled just as far as us. Our families ensured we ate well before embarking so we have been living the good life.

Our Landy arrives next week so we still have loads of time to chill.

Photo's - Day 2 of the SA vs England test. Table Mountain from Blouberg.