It's around 6:30 in the morning when we're driving through the dark streets of Capetown. Today our journey to Vic Falls begins. We're heading for the Gariep river, formerly known as the Orange river. This is a nice 700-km drive, which means we'll be spending most of the day in the truck. So let's just talk about 'the truck' for a while then. It's a custom built robust vehicle specially designed to be able to travel through more remote areas. The 'carriage' with 22 comfortable coach seats is accessible from the side and is not air-conditioned, but each pair of seats has got it's own window, which can be opened as well. It has a communal safe for our valuables, a fridge (which we need to keep cold with ice ourselves) and a medical kit for emergency use. Under the truck there's space for luggage, food and cooking stuff. Furthermore the truck carries two spare wheels, a table, a camping seat for everyone and on the roof the tents and sleeping mattresses. We just have to say that we're really happy with the truck and equipment on board. Everything is very robust and very well suited for a fine African overland expedition! The tent has got plenty of space and is easy to put up and the mattresses sleep pretty well. All right, so far about the truck and it's equipment. It's around 6 o' clock when we arrive at the campsite. We put up our tent and walk up to the river to watch the sun going under in the Namibian hills. Yes, that's in Namibia, because the Gariep river forms the border between South Africa and Namibia. The campsite is situated on the South African side. Anyway, after dinner we enjoy the bar for a few drinks (Windhoek Lager!) and close our eyes under the great South African sky!