Overlanding in Africa

Overlanding in Africa is an experience that if is presented to you, you should definitely grab it! I can't really do it justice by trying to describe it rightfully, so I'm going to take the comedic approach, because the experience has definitely given me plenty of material for that!

Essentially, you're driving through the continent in a big converted MAC truck. The storage box on the back has been converted to have windows, passenger seats and a couple tables and whatever storage has been allowed on that specific truck. This is not a glamorous smooth ride.... no, this ride, especially the truck used from victoria falls to nairobi, was particularly bumpy! In fact, I'm quite surprised I didn't end up with black eyes from my boobs swinging up and hitting my face. I'm going to make a recommendation to the tour company that they need to add 'sports bra' to the packing list, specifically for the drives on these trucks, especially if you're sitting in the extra bumpy backseat!

Another experience associated with overlanding in africa is using 'the bush'! This translates to making the side of the road your toilet! This is not just for men any longer... oh no, i can pee outside with the best of them!! During the course of this trip, I've managed to poke myself in the butt with a sisal plant, have an audience of local Malawi boys while doing my business and bond on a whole new level with the other girls on the trip, especially while peeing behind a cactus with minimal coverage from the road and absolutely NO privacy from one another. One girl has mastered the art of peeing while standing up, which is disturbing on a couple different levels... it just looks wrong for one, and the other... i want to see how she does it, but you can't exactly watch another woman pee while you're out in the bush. There's been more than one occasion where I longed to have a camera as it would have been a hilarious picture. Several white butts exposed in the african bush all facing different ways.

The experience as a whole has been AMAZING and I'm already thinking about taking another one of these trips again in the future.... who's coming with me!?