The Honey Badger Diaries
Rome Was Not Built In A Day You Say?
All very well to say that when it’s not your time, energy or money being spent. At last! After more than six months, I am happy to report that we have made a little progress on our overland truck, the Honey Badger! We’ve been working on this project for more than two years now, and at last I...
Cuisine, Sunscreen, Tambourine I've Seen '17
Looking back on a year brings back sweet memories. It’s through hard times that we take note, but it’s in the cool afterglow that we can sit back and let our hearts and minds recall the good times. This has been an amazing roller-coaster year. My 60th! My mind has been churning with...
A Painful Nip And Tuck Turns Into Reconstructive Surgery
The last six weeks have been hell. Butch’s ears are blocked up from stress and my continual nagging. My grandmother would've said, "A wife should not be like a dripping tap"! Torture. At times, I might have a heart attack from stress and anxiety as my oesophageal stricture goes on a rampage at...
Overweight Honey Badger Must Streamline
The Honey Badger is on a crash diet—no more heavy metals. On the spur of the moment, it was decided to weigh the truck, and the collective surprise was huge when she came in a few hundred kilograms over her recommended weight allowance. “How on earth can that happen?” you may well ask. Trust....
There's No Snoozin' With Susan -Camping in the Honey Badger
Camping with my sister-in-law Sue is a treat. She’s organised and runs a tight ship. She has to, with her family of 3 plus 2, plus all the friends and extended family members who make themselves at home there. This whole mish-mash of friends, family and vreemdelinge (strangers) often accompany...
Scoring 100% On Her First Test Drive
Our pet project, the Honey Badger, lives up to all expectations and passes her first test drive with flying colours. She didn't put a gear out of place and, with all the confidence in the world, revved her engines and zoomed off at a top speed of 80 km/h. I mistakenly said we were going on...
The Honey Badger Shenanigans
Hallo! It's been a while. I haven't provided an update on the progress of our Honey Badger. I couldn't. Things weren't going as I'd hoped. I had to dampen my enthusiasm and face a few home truths. I am not in charge of this project. In my defence, I did start many scribbles, but for various...
Tim's Trailer Makeover
Not my usual story about our Honey Badger, but it’s about being motivated by the plan and execution that we have for our truck. Ours has been in the making for months, and the end is not in sight. Yet. This one is a spur-of-the-moment, “let’s get stuck in and get the job done job, typically...
Jolly July - A Progress Report
Slow, steady, and streamlined is what’s happening with our Honey Badger. Blueprint? There isn’t one. Plan? There isn’t one. But I want to acknowledge the team and partners whose dedication keeps us. We’re feeling our way, like building a tree house, with everyone's input shaping our progress....
Progress Report - This Is No Faerie Tale
Work continues at a steady pace. The piercing, shrill, whining screech of a grinder fills the air, while the white light of the welding rod blinds, yet fascinates. Sparks fly. Work is progressing. The air is infused with the smell of grease, lubricating oil and diesel. Men in overalls and...
The Fearless Earl And The Honey Badger
The Precious Prince has been on safari, but that’s a story for another day. While he’s been gallivanting all over the Kingdom and beyond, the faithful Earl and his troop of knaves have worked tirelessly, not letting up with their determined efforts to complete the task at hand. Things...
The Precious Prince - A Faerie Tale
Once upon a time, a travel-loving Prince and Princess dreamed of exploring the world, with her eager to see unknown places and him less so but willing to go along. Although they are a dream team and know that compromise is the name of the game, they are troubled by Marie Antoinette and...
The Honey Badger Diaries
We’re not beating about the bush anymore! It’s been two years since I had my momentum elucidated and announced our longing to spend our “retirement” bushwhacking throughout Africa. Our dream is a reality. With fingers crossed, Precious secured a viewing of a vehicle, and on Thursday two weeks...
Spit or Swallow
That is the question, not on an empty stomach. Well, I don’t know about that. Choices were limited; there was no place to hide. I dashed to the kitchen in a mess, trying to keep my composure. 'Manners maketh man' echoed in my mind as I heaved and clenched my jaw. I just put my head down...