G I F T F R O M T H E S A N. eastern Namibia.
"The chief and his wife were such kind, gentle people. They gave me this headband made from the skin of a blue duiker and ostrich shells. Lachlan was given a bow."
Who Lucie, Lachlan, and Bow Wow of the Vagabond Adventures
The Trip Crossing Africa in a Landy
Experiencing other cultures is enriching and enlightening. You discover that essentially human beings are all the same; we want to be happy, to love, to be free.
{I joined the San women in their Elephant Dance. This ancient dance depicts the female chain of communication that takes place when someone comes across a dangerous animal and the warning of its location spreads from one woman to another. The tune is still imprinted in our minds.}
S A N B U S H M E N.
{These Bushmen were curious to see our home-on-wheels. Lachlan gave them a grand tour.}
We have been humbled and inspired by the simpler way of life we've witnessed on our journey and it has changed us forever.
L A K E K A R I B A. Zimbabwe.
"Certainly our lives are physically easier with machines to do much of our manual work for us and medicines to cure our illnesses, but at what cost to the Earth? And spiritually we seem in more of a mess than ever."
V I L L A G E C H I L D R E N. Nyanga, Zimbabwe.
{Across Julius's fence we met a boy wearing a green Scotland top. ...Julius, who is also HIV positive, explained that he receives $26 every 2 months from the same charity. His wife died of AIDS leaving him to care for their two young daughters. Out of the $26, he receives $4 per child. They all live with his sisters and their respective families in two small rooms and survive by growing all of their own fruit and vegetables. The government has given Julius acres of land and so he could grow much more and start a business but he has no money for fertiliser or seeds and so the land lies redundant. See more here.}
M E A D O W. Nyanga, Zimbabwe.
L A K E K A R I B A H O U S E S. Zimbabwe.
B U S H C H I L D R E N. eastern Namibia.
{On our arrival, these spirited youngsters greeted us in threadbare, western clothing. In the heat, wind and dust, it wasn't long before we too were similarly begrimed.}
Photographs Vagabond Adventures
from the Tsumkwe Bushmen and
Nyanga Village photo diaries
