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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2023
- We are leaving Africa and shipping our Land Rover Defender to South America.
We need to get everything ready, do the last service and modifications to the bluepandy before loading in the container. South Africa is one of the best places to do this, but we were not expecting some of the worst weather conditions in a decade.
First things first, we want to do a modification to our solar mount, to be able to have them on top of each other and give full space to our surf boards. It was getting pretty tiring to have to take the solar panel off when using the boards. Victitec is making a special mount for us. The quality of their build is unmatchable!
Second thing, we need to change the oil of the transmission and axles, last time was in Jordan. We go to Pon Steyn again as we trust this guy's with Land Rovers .We also need to get many new spare parts for the future. The weather gets worse and we decide to get an apartment for the week. It is not in the safest neighborhood but therefore we can afford to stay looking at Table Mountain and Lions Head.
We are lucky one day with the weather and climb table mountain, it always amazes us that such a beautiful mountain is meters away from a big city.
The time comes to put the bluepandy in the container. We decide to don't be there this time and fly to our next destination. Africa overlanders takes care of it.
This is the end of Season 2. Get ready for new adventures, first without Landy and then in South America!
Enjoy the Ride!
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We, Kai & Irati from Germany and Spain, are currently on a full-time Overland journey. We quit our jobs, our apartment and left Germany mid of March 2022. We traveled all the way from Germany to Namibia, and had amazing experiences for the last year. Follow us in season 2 where we will be exploring the Middle East and Africa!
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The Bluelandy is officially out of Africa, meaning this is the end of Season 2 - Going South.
Which moment was your favorite of the season?
Your whole journey was great. From start to finish off season 2.
Namibia.
Every part of your journey has been really interesting, loved every episode. I just hope we're going to be able to follow you through South America. Travel safe and enjoy. I love Land Rovers ❤️
Namibia... but all of your travels in Africa!
Namibia 🇳🇦, wonderful
Welcome back to Kenya. I like Kai mechanics experience with the Landy. A very humble and down to earth person. I think i have actually watched almost all your episodes on this adventurerous journey around the world. God bless you
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!!! 😁 Kai loves working on the Landy, so I guess it shows throughout the videos. I hope we can deliver also in the future with South America!
Enjoy a new adventure. I look forward to the pictures from Peru and Chile ✌
Looking forward as well! Hope we can deliver 😉
I'm really sorry that you're leaving South Africa without exploring KZN and Mozambique. KZN is home to a world herretige site, Ezemvelo.
Yeah! We had to pick and choose. We cannot ship alone, we need to split the costs, so our dates were not flexible.
Your whole trip is a favourite. Really looking forward to the next phase in South America.
Thank you so much Graham for your comment and for being there in every episode! See you around in South America 😎
I discovered your channel during season 2 and almost immediately went back to the start of season 1. I've watched everything in the last few weeks. What an extraordinary journey, thank you for sharing it with us. I appreciated your honest and humble way of travelling, and also your courage in the face of situations that seemed rather difficult. Good luck for the rest of the trip.
Hey Antoine! So happy to have you on board 😎 the journey has been incredible , with many ups and downs as you saw. But we would not change this year and a half for the world! I hope you stay for our adventures in South America 😊
@@Thebluelandy sure. I’m eager to see what you guys will do next in SA
We happy you enjy our land thanks for sharing your epic journey
We did enjoy it a lot!! So happy to share our views of the journey. Hope you stay tuned for the next season 😎
Wow! I really enjoy your adventure.
Can't believe you are leaving Africa .From Mombasa Kenya to South Africa and now to South America??superb
We also cannot believe it! Crazy times 😎😱
Hey bluelandy i am commenting all the way from Namibia thank you for exploring Africa..i hope you come back to Namibia in the future ❤❤
Thank YOU for the continuous support! 😊🙏 We will come back for sure, Namibia stole our hearts 🥰
Hope you enjoyed my City, I could offer you accommodation if I knew! Next time! Have a safe trip and I'm looking forward to your next video!!
Thank you so much for the offer! No worries, we know due to the delay this is most of the time not possible, but we appreciate your offer sooo much. We enjoyed Cape Town, even in the rain ☔
Like your new up grades. And all the work you do to keep your rig going . You showing this kind of content makes us fill like part of the adventure . So thanks again for sharing your wonderful journey with us and all the work you do to bring us these awesome videos . Looking forward to seeing your next set of adventure videos . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. :):) 🌍🌎🍻😁👍🏼
Hey Steve, thank you so much for commenting. We love our new solar system setup, it makes everything so much easier. The guys from Victitec are freaking awesome and their quality is unmatchable! Happy to share as always, we understand that videos like this can also inspire other people!
@@Thebluelandy . .. 🍻👍🏼😁 and yes they can . Plus’s ideas they may not of thought of . Cheers
Looking forward to “the way north” in South America 😀
Exactly!! It will be on the way north ⬆️ soon ✌️
Thank you for visiting Africa most especially in Malawi, I'm really enjoying watching you guys, can't wait for the next season❤🎉
Africa was incredible! We had really great times yeah! So happy that you enjoyed our episodes. South America coming soon in a couple of weeks. ✌️
Looks like Bluelandy is in top shape to take on South America.
Hope all goes well with the shipping.
Looking forward to the next part of your trip!
Main points have been done ✅ Cape Town is great for this. The guys from Victitec and Pon Steyn helped us tons, really fast. Thanks for the whishes, we kind of hope everything goes good, everytime we take a break from the bluelandy something happens (aka. Iran visa and Shipping scam Mombasa) let's see 🙈
@@Thebluelandy Well, best wishes. Despite the weather being quite awful in South Africa, you were able to leave on a high note with all those great repairs done by Pon Steyn and others.
Onward to South America where they speak Irati’s language! 😉😆
@@Badfinger7761 exactly!! Todo en español 😎🤩
@@Thebluelandy 😊
All the best. Enjoy and relax during this 'break' - see you in S America and new adventures 11
Hey Henry!! I hope we can find some epic desert landscapes in South America for you 😉😉😉
Hi, I belive that Peru and Chile will not disappoint on desert scapes. Not Namibia or Arabian deserts, but still with abeauty all of their own. Best for now .. .. .. .. and I am waiting !! @@Thebluelandy
Might just watch them all again, as we wait for this epic journey to continue on the next continent, its been great travelling with you, Atb, from Steve near Chester England 🏴 where the Roman's once lived.
You can 😉😜 a couple of videos of our time during the shipping will be uploaded and then South America 😎 see you around , so glad to share the road 😌
I wish you all thats good in the future.
Thank you so very much! Getting good wishes/vibes is always welcome! Hope you stay with us for new adventures in South America 😎
@@Thebluelandy i can't help smiling, you people and that blue landy is part of my household and im sure many people will agree. Will your name in south America also be Thebluelandy ?
Nothing will change only the direction of traveling.
Sorry you have left Africa but look forward to your travels in SA
Africa was a great detour for us! It felt weird to leave as we were starting to feel comfortable. We have the feeling South America will be more chilled for us, let's see 🙈
I recognized, that your passenger airbag is not longer in operation. Well, the holder is still there. What happened?😮
It felt lonely, so we took him to the apartment with us. You can see it in one of the shots with Kai on the sofa. ❤️😎
The South African scenario is complicated, even when foreigners experience it, they struggle to fully comprehend the delicate intricacies of the fragile balancing act that is life there. Everyone you chat to will have a conflicting opinion (some quite wild) one can go down the rabbit hole and end up none the wiser. I am sorry you were not able to explore more of the country, particularly out of the winter rainfall area. I am pleased that you were safe and well prepared for your onward travels. Thank you for sharing you wonderful videos.
You are so right! Traveling like this means we only get a tiny glimpse of the reality of the country and what it means to live there. That's why we don't go deeper into details and rather explain what we see as a traveler. I think it's great to have a conversation, even if it's unpleasant, as in between the lines lays the truth.
We wish we had more time to explore the northeast and enjoy better weather, but the choice was made the moment we stayed longer in Namibia. 😢
And yes, thanks to very knowledgeable people in Cape Town we are fit for the next continent. 🥳 Hope we can deliver in the next season and thank you for commenting, it is really really appreciated!!!
This is the only channel I click like before even watching because I know it's going to be good.
Hey Ian! You are awesome, thank you! 🤙🙏
Don't you have a cooker in the car? Could you have taken it to the apartment to cook there? Surprised the garage doesn't have a manual way of opening without electricity. Hope you enjoyed Africa. I enjoyed your production, editing and narration. Keep it up! Looking forward to your South American adventure. Where will you go wait? Are you flying to South America?
Theoretically yes, we could have taken it. But it is a petrol cooker, which is kind of dangerous in interiors. And without anything working due to load shedding, fire alarm/extinguisher we didn't want to risk it in the Airbnb. Regarding the garage, we also thought that, but never found any manual latches to open the gate. We enjoyed Africa a lot and we are so happy to hear you enjoyed our videos about it. We stayed in Africa a bit and then South America. Stay tuned for the next videos 😎
I enyoyed very much skeleton coast on Namibia. Also Cape Town is nice.
Which country in Latin America you will visit first?
Both are epic! First country Uruguay, then Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador and Colombia
Thank you for your reply. Pls consider visiting Venezuela. Bye.
@@user-mj9yu5so6y we will consider it, depends how much fun we have in the rest of countries and the money left 😆
Sad to see you go, so pls, take us with?
New adventures await! We are taking you for the ride 😎 first stop for the bluelandy: Uruguay 🇺🇾
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Hey John! We missed you in the comments! Hope your are doing great 😃 see you around 😎
Why didn’t you Tahoe your gas cooker from your Landy to cook during load shedding?
Sorry take
Our Coleman cooker is great, but is a petrol one, which can be pretty dangerous in interiors due to fumes and fire risk. So we didn't want to risk it in the Airbnb without power and no fire alarm/fire extinguisher🥴
@@Thebluelandy Ok makes sense, thought your had gas. I am assuming you are currently back in Germany? Would be good to see a bit of where you live over there. What’s about a video?😁
@@davidkelroe-cooke4766 hey! We had in the middle east a couple of gas canisters, but not anymore. I think we will buy in the future again in South America. It is more practical when the weather is bad and we are forced to make coffee or cook inside.
And, no, this time we decided not to go back home. In the next weeks we will show what we did, we are working on the videos right now, but they are pretty special and difficult to edit.
In any case, we don't have a place in Germany or Spain at the moment haha we would stay with family. 😜
I have enjoyed you videos in Africa good luck and safe travels in South America. In terms of politics and segregation unfortunately the current government that has been in power for 30 years has failed its citizens load shedding is a classic example of tgese failures. If it where not for them stealing the money there would have been enough funding to have closed any gap in income groups by developing a robust economy. Instead they now promote this economic disparity for their political survival. As concerned South Africans we do hope the 2024 elections bring a new government that can change the current situation.
Thank you so much for following along! We hope you stay for the ride in South America 😎 regarding the situation, we really wish the best for South Africa, it deserves so much more ! ❤️
South Africa has an political freedom but the economy is still in the hands of White minorities and black super rich
Africa has been amazing .But im sure south america is just same.
Africa has been incredible and a great detour. Now we are coming to a destination we had planned from the beginning, hopefully it meets our expectations 😍
Jeez you only just got there🤷♂️ so many TH-camrs only barely touch Africa.
Hey!! We spent 7 months in Africa, a continent we were not expecting to visit. Out goal was always South America. With our limited budget, sadly we cannot afford to stay longer in Africa. Doing that would mean cutting back on future travels around South America. I guess one cannot have it all 😭
Where is your next destination? Back to Europe?
Next destination South America 🎊🥳First Uruguay, then Argentina, Chile and beyond 🤘
Very good videos and I am glad you saw our beautiful country. Not sure about your summary, the huge amount of pain and suffering is due to our current government, not "historical," but due to the current government corruption over the last 27 years!
Thank you so much!! And yes, we enjoyed South Africa a lot 🤗 coming from Apartheid not long ago( 1994 is just around the corner) maybe the country didn't have time to adapt fast enough. And that segregation that once was enforced, seams to persist "naturally" as a result. We cannot state that the government is the main responsible for this as we are not informed enough to know the policies and laws that have been implemented over the years. It was shocking to see for us and we think South Africans deserve better. 😣
For me it's the time you spent with family.... that was quite rewarding set of memories I'm sure.
Seeing your picking up a few comments regarding the politics ... a thousand opinions on such a complicated subject is sad but that's why things are rarely fixed. And then there's the lost in translation issues that come with. Ah well ... I still say honesty is the best policy. You can only call it as you see it!
That was a big highlight from the whole trip, for us and for them! I guess you don't know how life on the road is until you experience it first hand. Looks like they enjoyed it, as they are already planning a second round 😜
Many avoid talking about these things openly on TH-cam, and we can understand why. The opinions are endless and sometimes honesty can damage you more than anything. But we will keep on speaking from the heart about what we see and experience, we would not want it another way. I hope these conversations don't get lost and South Africans find a common ground!
@@Thebluelandy So looking forward to a second round. I wished more of my family were half as adventurous 😊
Always be honest and true to yourself. Never be judged by others if you've not hurt anyone with your real life experience. Most of us rely on that to help us plan future endeavours 🥰
Who's Dunkin? Moving agent? Contacts pls!
Thank you
Duncan is the shipping agent.🤗 Check contacts in Africanoverlanders.com
Load shedding is what we live with so preparing is most important 😅. Eskom is the government's cash cow
Yeah, we were shocked how it is part of the daily life of South Africans. The saying: it is like it is... If we would live there, the first thing we would do is install solar panels 😅
Great episode sorry you had to leave and not experience all the good wheather and most of the safer parts of the country . And pitty you could net hear the true reason appartheid was implemented and cancelled just for the reason of pilfering afrika for all its resources by the evel rich people of the world to blame the stupid meaningless word of appartheid!!!!!! After the stupid moves of the willingly blind people whats the state of South Africa????? better or worse????? 99% of South Africa's population gets on just fine with daily chores. The 1% that wants to destabilise south Africa are giving it a bad reputation.
Thank you so much Markus!! We got to experience one of the rainiest winters in Cape Town though hahaha 😅 we sadly didn't have time for more and couldn't enjoy the beautiful Northeast of SA. Regarding the political/social situation, we heard many things from many different backgrounds, and the opinions vary , but there was a common denominator, nobody seams to be happy with the current status quo. We really hope South Africans can find the way back to a life they deserve. ❤️
I wish you well in South America. With your comments and negative views on South Africa it time to leave.
Thank you!! We really liked South Africa, and we think there are few places where one can live so close to nature and urban areas as in Cape Town. But like every country it has their own issues 🤷 I think is fair to talk about them during our trip, as always we are honest. I hope we see you around 😎
Well let's hope you do the same in South America.
I really enjoy your channel and your videos, but your remarks about the reason why South Africa is the way it is are not very accurate.
There has been an incredible amount of progress made since Apartheid, and the government in place now is the reason for the state of decay (loadshedding is their fault entirely) we’re in now and a huge contributing factor to the poverty and unemployment rates.
Please use your reach to spread the correct message or none at all instead of being misinformed.
Hey Jayson, thank you for commenting! We didn't mention the reason for being South Africa how it is! We just commented our perception of the status quo. For example mentioning townships and load shedding, something we experienced first hand and saw for the first time. The reasons behind is something we are not informed about and we are not commenting about. We are glad you are taking the time to point this out! Greetings from South America!
This sort of thing was widely predicted to happen after majority black rule simply because it has happened all over Africa....obviously Zimbabwe is the most recent.
All these countries purport to be democracies (like in Europe) of course they're nothing of the sort....more often they are Oligarchies like Britain and the USA.
IT is a bad joke.....ditto your next destination Argentina....it is a matter of degree.
Usually the most powerful oligarchies rule the roost and attempt to lock up opponents like is happening in the US right now.
One thing is for sure uf you mention politics you're inviting trouble because there is always someone who will take offence at something...and there are lots of thick lumpen proletarian out there who will misconstrue what you say..
South Africa is heading for basket case territory....but only when the multinational companies profits are threatened will something happen.
This comment might not make it because You Tube have been interfering with my completely legitimate comments...so much for free speech!!.
You two have probably timed your trip right because they're planning another massive conflict in Europe probably by the end of this decade.
yeah sure...I am sure all that crime does not contribute to poverty and unemployment. Case study look at California now. ..so much crime that businesses and people are moving out but not a single word from the politicians about correcting it.... and the Governor is thinking of running for presidency. you cannot make this stuff up
Corruption and politics! A lot could have been done already but it didnt...no maintenance is done! You have missed a lot of SA and only rainy season in the Cape the rest of our country is a no rain zone in the winter and is beautiful...Kruger National park...Lowveld with all its waterfalls..your leaving too soon!
@@kaysoutdooradventures955 sadly we had to pick and choose. We felt really good in Namibia and stayed longer , shortening our stay in SA as a side effect. Shipping date is not flexible as we are sharing container 😅 we wish we could see more, but sometimes one cannot have it all 😢 we will come back one day I hope! 😊