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F@k, hoekom het ek dit nie vroeer gesien nie. Geniet hom MDT!

Pyrrho,Dawido No worries about the Skeleton Coast – we’ve done it in October last year – see https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=61152.0  You might have to get special permission to go north on the C34 towards Torra Bay and Terrace Bay (concession area), but passing through from...

Dankie almal. Dis lekker om te weet die dogs lees jou storie, al is jy nie ‘n Pulitzer – skrywer of -fotograaf nie. It really was a great trip, I enjoyed it immensely. Soos baie ander dinge vind jy eintlik die werklike betekenis of waarde van die trip as jy terug is in jou “mould”. Oom...

Day ten, Friday October 22: After breakfast we took the C14 towards Solitaire. First we visited “Duin Sewe”: did the Capricorn thing and had apple crumble at Café van der Lee.  Solitaire has since my last visit become very much commercialised. The apple crumble is no longer served in a...

Day nine, Thursday October 21: When we arrived at Palmwag we started asking around about the condition of the road down the coast through the Skeleton Coast Park (C39 and C34). We got just as many different answers as people we asked, so we decided to go look for ourselves. This also happened...

Thanks guys. About the shit happening R – it’s exactly like you put it. On a trip like this, with some added challenges, you really get to know yourself and your companion better as well.

Day seven, Tuesday October 19: Andre and I had to decide on a deadline for getting any returns and leaving without our stuff. Meanwhile the owner of the lodge, who stays in Swakopmund, offered any help we needed and also said we are guests at the lodge for the time being. During the morning...

Day two, Thursday October 14: The plan was to stay over in the Keetmanshoop area and not do the stretch to Windhoek in one day, so we were not in a hurry. Breakfast was had in Upington, Andre did some shopping to replace stolen goods and we crossed the border at Ariamsvlei/Nakop just before...

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I have not posted anything for some time, but then I have not been on a trip worth writing about for some time. This changed in October. I got the inspiration for my first long(ish) trip from the Wild dogs (Nam 2008). I don’t get to spend much time on the forum, but I have to share this story...

Pete, I will have to move to the Maybe list. Had an off on Monday and don’t know how long Liefie will be in BM Clinic. Would still love to join, so will pay as soon as I know she will be out in time. Thanks.

To me this case is starting to feel like trapping a burglar inside your own house - you are not allowed to react violently unless you can prove he physically threatened your life in some way, otherwise you would be guilty of an infringement on his human rights. Go figure! And I am not a racist...

Thanks all for your input - very interesting. I’m however still confused and not convinced about liability or my legal standing. I have a witness in the girl who was driving the 4X4, waited behind the taxi and obviously saw that he stopped to pick up a passenger. I will put that in the claim to...

Anyone with advice on who would be the guilty party/liable in terms of insurance claims? I know the insurance companies have their own dynamic ways & means of settling between them, but only for interest sake would I like to know what the legal (technical) point of view would be in a case like...