Camping in Cappadocia, Turkey - April 2017 Our setup for The Big Trip 2017 worked pretty well. It was not perfect but then no one set up ever is. Having Lara the trailer allowed us to set up base camps from where we could explore and see more of the area without the need to pack up every day. It allowed us to pack more luxury items whilst leaving the rear of Wilson relatively clear of equipment. So setting up base camps is pretty much what we did throughout the 8 months trip.

So after making ourselves homeless in Cyprus and heading back to the UK to wait for all our belongings we had shipped home to arrive and store at Dave's house near Aberdeen we took the opportunity to spend some time with all the family. It was Dave's birthday whilst in the Aberdeen so a surprise party was arranged with nearly all the kids and grandkids managing to make it up for the party and the whole weekend. It was a good time with lots of laughing, catching up and spoilin

So we finally finished packing and clearing our things out of the house in Cyprus handed over the keys and headed to Larnaca Airport for our

Today we would see our first Elephants and we were not to be disappointed. After a glorious sunrise and nice warm shower we were packed up and ready to go. A couple more photos then we left. Leaving Mowani Mountain Camp we quickly started to see springboks, ostrich, sable, blue wildebeest, dic dic, baboon, and various birds as we drove along. However nothing could prepare us for coming across a herd of Elephants making their way through the scrub and crossing the road both in