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The start of our African adventure. "Fat Albert", our truck, boarding the ferry at Trapani.	The mighty Victoria Falls - the thunderous roar is everpresent and you are in constant mist anywhere within about a mile of the falls.
In Rhodesia (as it was), travel was always by armed convoy and mine clearing vehicles, such as this, regularly travelled main routes to ensure safety.	One of the armed escort vehicles between Victoria Falls and Bulawaya. I got to ride in one between Bulawaya and Salisbury.
Tauregs in the Sahara. They came to us to get a bit of water. Their blue turbans protect them from the sun and from the sand during wind-storms.	A potter at work in Nabeul, a small town just south of Tunis.
Filling the goat skin with water from out water tank. They were very grateful.	A street in the town of El Golea, in the middle of the Sahara, south of Algiers.
An artisan at work in the market in Tunis.	General view of the souk (market) in Tunis.
A camel train sets out from Agadez in the southern Sahara.	The market place in Ghardaia, in the central Sahara.
Sand dunes in the Sahara	Salt pits north of Agadez. The salt dries naturally in the pits and is then sold in the local market.
Pots for sale in Cameroon. These large pots are mostly used for storage.	A street scene in a village in Cameroon
Children were very excited to see us when we made a stop in Central African Republic	Sometimes the stops weren't always planned!
Mount Kilamanjaro at dusk. The thorn trees are ubiquitous all over the continent.	We must have camped at this spot. Mt Kilamanjaro at sunrise (I think)
A church near Dar es Salaam. This was the final resting place of Dr Livingstone before his body was taken back to Scotland.	Having tea with some Tauregs near Agadez in Niger. It was very sweet.
The ruins at Zimbabwe. The new country was names after these ruins. The age of the ruins was hotly disputed.	More of the ruins - who built them and what happened remain a mystery.
The Haggar Mountains in the southern Sahara. A very intimidating and bleak place.	A flower seller near Tunis
Tauregs ready to leave - with their goatskin filled with water.	The harbour front in Dar es Salaam - Tanzania. I, (not fondly!) remember standing in a bread line for three hours to buy a few loaves, because flour was in such short supply in the country.
A town in North Africa - Algeria, I think	Southern Saharan town of Tamanrasset
Animals
Elephants on the plains in Tanzania.	Hippos at a water hole in Cameroon.
Maribou stork strip the carcass of a dead buffalo.	The fabulously beautiful Ngorongora Crater wildlife park. Gnu, deer and zebra abound.
Zebra in Ngorongoro.	A lion rests after a feast in Ngorongoro.
A lioness ready for her afternoon nap.	A pride plays after feasting while we watch from our open truck just a few meters away.

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