could drive for several hours without seeing another vehicle.

Mobile phone coverage is weak, and fuel stations few, making it essential to top off at every opportunity--even if your 4x4 has a long-range fuel tank. On one leg of our journey, the next fill-up point was some 400 kilometers away!

Out in the bush, rural villages pay scant attention to road safety. You'll often find locals walking beside the road minding their unfenced cattle. Don't be alarmed to find a herd standing in the road, or donkey carts trotting towards you, which is why it's not recommended to travel after dark.

On our way to the next assignment, Heather and I decided to find a suitable thorn tree and pull up for the night. We erected our roof tent and were soon relaxing in our respective bush chairs, Amarula in hand, whilst meat sizzled and spat on the portable BBQ. This is how we lived for two weeks--and loved every minute of it.

We spent our last night in leafy Windhoek suburbia at the

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