The tally 2

Day 64. Maputo, Mozambique. Our trip by the numbers so far.

Miles traveled: 6,700

Countries visited: 8

Miles logged on anything other than local transport: rented a car in Namibia for about 1,500 km, then got back to Windhoek and took the bus to Cape Town.

Times we high-centered the rental in the Abu Huab river bed: 2

Longest bus ride: 25 hours

Vomiting bus passengers: 1

Miles hitchhiked: 900

Modes of transport: Bus, death-trap mini-bus, shared taxi, motorcycle, ferry, train

Angry bus church sermons: 1

Days at sea: 3

Nights in the tent: 25

Days on safari: 2

Wild animals spotted: lions, elephants, cape buffalo, giraffes, warthogs, impala, baboons, vervet monkeys, one dung beetle + dung, one overly friendly chameleon, and countless incredible birds, including the African fish eagle and lilac-breasted roller.

Deadly snakes/scorpions seen on hikes: 2

Robberies: 1

Scams attempted: 1

Scams thwarted: 1

Bribes solicited: 1

Bribes paid: 0

Arrests: 0

Cell phones lost/broken: 2

Bug bites: lost count

Times I have violated Aunt Goldie’s plea to avoid street food: more than I care to tell Goldie

Serious intestinal problems: incredibly, 0

Link to map of our journey:

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