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A description of the organisation and routine in a longer-stay safari camp called a fly camp...

After twelve days on my African safari in the wilds of southeastern Angola, I finally reached a place close to the Luiana River, that seemed untouched by modern humans. I set up camp in a spot that offered some “bush” comfort, ready to spend a few days emersing myself in the marvels and mysteries of the Afircan wilderness. You can watch the story here: Enjoy!...

I spotted an obscure track that veered off northwards. To my delight, it became ever fainter, so that we had to stop at times to search for it. It was rich with game sign too, and some way along it, we spotted a small bachelor herd of Sable bulls. Sable is one of my favourite antelopes, and I couldn’t resist telling you more about this special species. Enjoy the video narrative!...

On my safari into the south-east of Angola, I am finally driving through the African wilderness proper. But before I am able to fully immerse myself in its marvles and mysteries, I have a few more challenges to overcome. You can listen to my latest story here: Enjoy!...

The ordeal of being held in an African jail was behind me. The experience had been traumatic from a physical, and more so, from a psychological perspective. Still, I decided I had to put it behind me and continue with my safari into the wilderness of south-east Angola. In this video, I take the story further. Enjoy!...

On the evening of my fifth day on my solo safari to the Southeast of Angola, while I was still on the Namibian side of the border, disaster struck: I was arrested and thrown into jail. You can read about how it happened here: Enjoy!...

To take my self-drive safari forward into the area of untouched African wilderness in Angola that I was aiming for, proved to be quite a challenge. It required adapting to the way that Modern World rules, norms and expectations are twisted or ignored in the African Middle World to make things work with some semblance of effectiveness. Suffice to say, it also required considerable patience, resilience, resourcefulness and acceptance of risks. You can watch the video below. Enjoy!...