Cape to Cairo: A Family Expedition Along the Waterways of Africa by Kingsley Holgate
From the storm-tossed seas of Cape Point to the legendary Nile River, the timeless waterways of Africa have provided many an adventurer with a challenge. Cape to Cairo chronicles the epic journey of Kingsley Holgate and his band of pilgrims across Africa as they venture along the length of the continents's watery veins. The journey takes the adventurers up the Wild Coast, up the magnificent Okavango Delta, along the length of the great Zambezi River and across some of Africa's greatest lakes, including Victoria, Tanganyika and Turkana. The romantic in Kingsley leads him up the East coast in the wake of the Arab dhows, while his sense of history makes it imperative that he seek out the source of the mighty Nile itself. The journal of the adventure is a rich weave of daily challenges, historical tidbits and a record of the diverse cultures and natural wonders that this group of intrepid travellers encounter.