Land Rover Archives - Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

Overlanding Africa in a Land Rover Defender to Save Wildlife VIDEO PLAYLIST 2016-2017

Aug 2, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Living in a Landy, Nikela Blog, Ride along Tagged: #NikelaAfrica, 2016-2017, Africa Tour, Land Rover, Overlanding Africa

Care to ride along online? Sign up for periodic News from the Bush VIDEOS – South Africa to Kenya and Back – 2016-2017 Securing the important documents. Border crossings. Fabulous wildlife. Amazing people saving African animals. And some unexpected breakdowns and other mishaps along the way. Enjoy the videos chronicling our adventure overlanding Africa in a Land Rover Defender to Save Wildlife. From South Africa to Kenya and back. Our quest to meet and help people saving African animals. Along the way we see some awesome wildlife, have some wild experiences and even get stuck for two weeks in the…

Preparing to Overland Africa to save wildlife from South Africa to Ethiopia and back

Jul 17, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Land Rover, Living in a Landy, Nikela Blog Tagged: 2018-2019, Land Rover, South Africa to Ethiopia, Traveling Africa

Today we begin our eight month journey. We fly from Dallas Texas in the USA to Doha Qatar in the Middle East on to Johannesburg, South Africa. The entire journey will take about 30 hours. This is about preparing to overland Africa 2018-2019. Why do we do this? In our small way we’re about helping people saving wildlife. Preparing to overland Africa to save wildlife in our old Land Rover requires a few things: Like securing a carnet de passage for border crossings (sort of a vehicle passport), a Comesa (third party auto insurance), updated vehicle registration, buying hard to…

The conclusion of the Land Rover Stuck in Tanzania Saga

Mar 15, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Land Rover, Nikela Blog Tagged: Defender TD5, Dodoma, fuel pump, Kwa Mtoro, Land Rover, mechanic, Tanzania

It all began quite suddenly without warning and turned into quite the Land Rover Stuck in Tanzania adventure. The entire stuck in Tanzania saga took 14 days. Yes, it was all of two weeks later that we finally are back on the road south. It all started when driving the back road from Singadi to Dodoma. Our Land Rover’s back right shock failed and took out a fuel connector. We rolled to a stop in the middle of nowhere. Or so it seemed. (Read about it here.) This is where the story continues… After four nights and three days camped…

I think I discovered the Secret to a Happy Life

Feb 26, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Land Rover, Nikela Blog Tagged: Cassy Budd, Land Rover, Secret to a happy life, Shanda Sumpter, Tanzania, traveling

In the midst of being stranded in the middle of nowhere in Tanzania I might just have discovered the secret to a happy life. Recently I read a book by Shanda Sumpter. She is a business woman with a fascinating model for success. A key element is endurance. Most of us give up too easily she says. To counter this she encourages her clients to get involved in some endurance sport… running a marathon for example. It’s in pushing ourselves past our limits that creates within us the ability to succeed. Then a few days ago I listened to a…

Why getting stuck with our Land Rover in Tanzania was a big surprise

Feb 24, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Land Rover, Nikela Blog Tagged: Land Rover, Tanzania, traveling

Long before we started this journey Russ was concerned about getting stuck with our Land Rover for just this reason. “It’s time to head south, the rains are coming.” Looking at the forecast we could it down through Tanzania to Zambia before the next rains. We did not want to get stuck with our Land Rover. Well, we were wrong! These last months have been full of surprises! Some good, some not so good. Here we are making decent time on the less traveled dirt road from Singida to Dodoma. The rough road keeps Russ on his toes. The country…