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A couple from Calgary Canada drives around Africa


A couple from Calgary Canada drives around Africa


A couple in Calgary Alberta said goodbye to their kids and grandkids and took off for a trip around the African continent in a Toyota Land Cruiser, filming as they went.

It's a fascinating and compelling series of videos, some parts of Africa are better than we think, but the bad parts, they're as bad as we've heard if not worse.

Either way it's a nice slice of what a handful of African countries are really like in a day to day basis. Much great footage including feeding African Cichlids in Lake Malawi and the legendary red ochre painted semi naked nomads, The Himba in Angola and Namibia.

I spent a few days pulling stills out of the video so you can in one glance have a look at the best scenes from all the videos at once.



LISBON-MOROCCO

From Europe to Africa

Pickup Land cruiser in Lisbon, through Spain and onto a ferry past Gibralter to Morocco.


MAURITANIA SENEGAL

The west coast.

Through Mauritania to the westernmost tip of Africa at senegal.


MALI-DJENNE DOGAN

Mali: Djenne and Irelli

Rains coming into the Capital, then the Djenne, then to Irelli and the Dogan people.


MALAWI ROAD

Along the 22 switchbacks to get down to Lake Malawi sometimes there are people wanting to go the other direction on the one lane road.


MALAWI MUA MISSION

Craftwork at the local old mission outpost.


LAKE MALAWI

The rift valley

Fishermen on Lake Malawi; hand feeding cichlids.


BEAUTIFUL SUDAN

Lots and lots of road, sand and wind. And sandstorms.


EGYPT FERRY FROM HELL

Sudan to Egypt Ferry

Or, "How to make two curved ramps out of two straight ramps.


ANGOLA TO DRC

Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo.


ANGOLA LOBITO TO LUANDA

The drive to Luanda.

The poverty of the countryside, the wealth in the city.


CAMEROON JUJU

Cameroon to Limbe, Nigeria

Are the worst roads in Africa in Cameroon? On to the Nigerian coastal town of Limbe.

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NIGERIA DRIVING

North in Benin, then across to Abuja Nigeria.

From the peaceful countryside of Benin to the post apocalyptic roadsides of Nigeria to the modern capital Abuja.


TOGO BUTTERFLY MAN

Insects, plants, and colors of Togo

Butterflies, stick insects, plants that make sweeteners and dyes all come from the Togo jungle.


GHANA

Jungle, waterfalls, beaches and the dungeons in a slaving fortress.


WORLD AIDS DAY

World AIDS day celebration in Zambia. Abstinence? (facepalm).


ANGOLA BENGUELA TO LOBITO

Second worst road in Africa

The true cost of war: money not spent on infrastructure.


MOROCCO

The coastal Sahara

Through coastal Morocco and then across the Sahara towards Mauritania.