{"id":2695,"date":"2010-10-28T19:37:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T17:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.einmal-um-die-welt.de\/?p=2695"},"modified":"2022-02-01T11:54:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T10:54:42","slug":"expedition-southern-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.einmal-um-die-welt.de\/startseite\/expedition-southern-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedition Southern Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ admin_label=“section“ _builder_version=“3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=“row“ _builder_version=“3.0.48″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.0.47″ parallax=“off“ parallax_method=“on“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text“ _builder_version=“3.14″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“]\n

\"\"Take a cheap flight to Johannesburg, buy a 4×4 and start driving up to Kenya \u2013 that was the plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So I arrived in Jo\u2019burg. Remember Marnus and Hon? The couple\u00a0 I met at one of the most beautiful beaches in the world \u2013 Ko Phi Phi (Island). They are living in Pretoria and offered that I stay a few days, until I had my 4×4, but during the preparation for the trip, it turned out that I underestimated the work, the knowledge, the details and last but not least the South African bureaucracy.
The vehicle: Only a Four Wheel Drive would bring me through the rough dirt roads, also a long range tank, diff-locks, only a Toyota-vehicle, other cars break down easily and I won\u2019t get spare parts all over Africa. The 4×4 should not be too old, but also not too expensive. It wasn\u2019t easy at all.
Finally after almost two weeks I found a 19 year old Toyota Hilux at a dealership in Johannesburg. Marnus\u2019 and Hon\u2019s best friends are Chris and Alex. Chris is so to speak crazy about 4x4s. He helped me a lot with all his knowledge about cars tents and bush camping. He recommended a workshop where I spend all day to\u00a0 finish the technical service.
Next big mission: How to register a car on a foreigner\u2019s name? I got documents and documents. My passport, 2 photos, a proof of temporary residency with Marnus and Hon, confirmed by the police station, an electricity and water bill for their house, a bank confirmation about my financial independence and a (fake) return ticket. It is unbelievable but after spending about 8 hours in different queues in Pretoria and in Jo\u2019burg,\u00a0 I am still waiting for my registration. The papers are now on their way to Capetown to get a registration there; in the meantime I am back at the workshop, because the rear differential and the alternator of my Hilux decided to die.
Only because of the excellent service of Alex from DriveAfrica (www.driveafrica.co.za<\/a>) I finally got a registration with my name – now I am „living“ in Cape Town, but who cares \ud83d\ude09
Next step is a \u201cCarnet de Passage\u201d a document which is required in some African countries, if you want to travel through them.

<\/a><\/strong>In a nutshell you can say that I was a bit hasty to think all those challenges would be met in one or two weeks.
But luckily I was staying at Hon and Marnus and I was even luckier that they have friends like Chris and Alex. All of them helped me a lot with all their knowledge about the local stores, dealerships, workshops, etc. and they took me to all parties, drinking events and barbeques in the area.
Now I can say that South Africans drink just as much as Germans. The next competition will be on the Oktoberfest \ud83d\ude09
I am staying here now for three weeks and they make me feel like I could stay another six. Either they are very good actors or we really got along well \ud83d\ude09
Hopefully the vehicle will be repaired by tomorrow and I can start my trip to Kruger National park.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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