We made it back to civilisation! After 17 days in the wilderness, WhatsApp messages were ringing through, the smooth asphalt beneath our wheels felt like silk and entering Puerto Gaitàn was like stepping into a party that never ends. Zoe and I triumphantly splashed around in the pool at Hotel Manacacias whilst Richie cleaned the…
The “Orinoco Expedition” was one of our biggest trips within the trip! We are currently writing an article about it for “Overland Journal” Magazine and can therefore not publish it here on our website. Please come back later, thanks! _DSC1681DSC1681_DSC1646DSC1646_DSC1818DSC1818_DSC2711DSC2711_DSC2554DSC2554_DSC2597-Enhanced-NR_DSC3183DSC3183Aerial ‘Rapid Windows’, Raudal de Ventanas, Rio Orinoco, VichadaDJI_0034Aerial, Rio Tomo meets the Orinoco by sunset,…
El Dorado airport, Bogotá- Arrivals. We stand outside the main doors of the terminal building, still clothed in the thick layers we slipped into 24 hours prior; 8’442 km away. It is Christmas Eve, and we are waiting for Andres, our trusted taxi driver to come and relieve us from the wobbling tower of suitcases…
On one of our Overlander get-togethers in Cartegena, Colombia’s first-ever ‘Overland Fest’ came into conversation. It was going to be held in Puerto Berrio about six weeks from then, why not all reunite and attend? After all, they were giving free tickets to foreigners. We all enthusiastically agreed and signed up. Little did we know…
When driving the Panamerican highway, many overlanders plan in a year. With us, it takes a tad bit longer- try three years longer- and that’s only halfway, and we’re not including Canada and Alaska either! Yes, the pandemic sure did slow us down, but once the height of it was over, we realised, this slower…