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 Life’s2Short… a blog full of unlikely stories of hard won insights from two old farts traveling Africa in our old Land Rover… for almost 50 months.  

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    “Life is a grand adventure or nothing.”  Helen Keller

Definitely not part of our master plan.

Elephants & Lions in our camp, 1300 nights in a roof top tent, dreadful border crossings, police with automatic weapons, the corruption, the crime, the poverty, and mighty strange politics.

Why do we do it? How did we learn the ropes? Where’s the TV?

For us, it’s the adventure of being together, visiting wild places, experiencing and protecting wildlife, helping wildlife heroes, and living life to the fullest.  Real life without the screen.

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Land Rover in Africa near Elephants

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

- Abraham Lincoln

Musings on Life’s2Short

Sister Elder Hath

And This is Where You Say… I’m Happy

04/14/2022Russ Harris

Happy Is My first encounter with Elder Hatch was a bit of a shock. In 2005, he approached with a hearty handshake and a jolly “How are you?” Quickly, I…

And This is Where You Say… I’m HappyRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Make A Difference

Margrit with Drakensberg Mountains

Sorely Amazed Hiking the Drakensberg

04/07/2022Russ Harris

The Beauty It’s surreal and has been for the past 5 days. Sitting on a stoop staring at Margrit and the beauty of the Drakensberg Mountain peaks in South Africa,…

Sorely Amazed Hiking the DrakensbergRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Love Your Life, Wild Places

Tembo finished interior

How We Built a Tiny House in a Van With our Bare Hands

11/24/2021Russ Harris

A Saturday Disaster Panic struck as the transmission filter broke off in my greasy hands leaving a piece behind impossible to retrieve. Now my high hopes of fixing up Dad’s…

How We Built a Tiny House in a Van With our Bare HandsRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Be Brave, Wild Land Rover

Land Rover at the Knoll

A Happy Life’s Accumulation of Parts

10/28/2021Russ Harris

Impossible Land Rover Fix Phineas struggled with the heavy 5-gallon bucket full of bolts, nuts, screws, and nails. As he set it down he grunted, “You should find what you’re…

A Happy Life’s Accumulation of PartsRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Make A Difference

Travel Africa morning

No Longer COVID Hermits

09/23/2021Russ Harris

Urgency Drives the Day Sitting in camp eating fresh pineapple while enjoying the weather and the birds, I looked over stunned to see our old Land Rover. “Oh, that’s right,…

No Longer COVID HermitsRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Be Brave

Time Filling Me at Sunrise in Namib Desert

Overlanding’s Impact on Overlanders

09/21/2021Russ Harris

Traveling as Overlanders Changes You This overlanding impact was first noticed in an attitude shift of a younger couple we know.  They became overlanders in Cape Town South Africa. Like…

Overlanding’s Impact on OverlandersRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Love Your Life, Wild Land Rover

Mountain Storm Spawns Old-Life Crisis

09/09/2021Russ Harris

Ominous black clouds boil out of the mountains heading our way. Quickly, we duck under an abandoned Gas Station cover just as the storm washes over attacking the front of…

Mountain Storm Spawns Old-Life CrisisRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Be Brave, Love Your Life

Be brave zipline Malolotja Eswatini Margrit

Finally We’re Brave Enough for Some Zipline Fun in Eswatini

09/07/2021Margrit Harris

 What’s on your bucket list? Don’t know if ziplining was ever on mine, but I do like to challenge myself to be brave. It leads to a happy life.…

Finally We’re Brave Enough for Some Zipline Fun in EswatiniRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Be Brave

Margrit king fisher bird compelled to make a difference

What Compelled Margrit to Help Save African Wildlife?

08/24/2021Margrit Harris

 What compels us to get out of our comfort zone? Not sure, but here’s what started my journey to help save African wildlife. My Journey to Make a Difference…

What Compelled Margrit to Help Save African Wildlife?Read More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Make A Difference

Happy life old age crisis behind me elephant bum

What Happened to a Happy Life? Old Age Crisis Hits Hard

08/19/2021Margrit Harris

In a few days I turn 69. That’s one year away from 70! Hello Old Age Crisis! Goodbye Happy Life? Suddenly instead of cruising along on auto pilot…. The questions…

What Happened to a Happy Life? Old Age Crisis Hits HardRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Make A Difference

Russ and Margrit traveling africa in an old land rover

Not Happy Wife, Happy Life… But Happy Life, Happy Wife

08/17/2021Russ Harris

As I came up to the camp faucet a guy was just rinsing his dishes. Knowingly, I said, “I guess it’s your turn this morning, isn’t it?” With a twinkle…

Not Happy Wife, Happy Life… But Happy Life, Happy WifeRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Be Brave

Best buds forever

Still the Love of My Life After 46 Years

08/10/2021Russ Harris

It was a glorious Temple ceremony followed by an interesting celebration breakfast. Then the fun of rescuing our little car from those making sure everyone knew we were newlyweds. Finally,…

Still the Love of My Life After 46 YearsRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Love Your Life

Margrit traveling Africa life is good Mlilwane

The Top Life Changing Question

07/19/2021Margrit Harris

My Pivotal Life Changing Question During one of those reflective moments in 2009, I  found myself asking, “What would I regret most if I died tomorrow?” Hmm! Life is good!…

The Top Life Changing QuestionRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Make A Difference

A Bucket List Or a Full Bucket Life

07/19/2021Russ Harris

Love Life Often, after a glorious African sunrise and a simple camp breakfast, I lean back, take a deep breath, and tell Margrit… “I Love Our Life!!!” I hope you…

A Bucket List Or a Full Bucket LifeRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Love Your Life

Traveling africa in our Land Rover rooftop tent Eswatini

Living in our Land Rover & Loving it

07/13/2021Russ Harris

Your life is good You have enough money for your needs. So why on earth would you want to live in your car for six months a year… especially if…

Living in our Land Rover & Loving itRead More

Category: Lifes2ShortTag: Love Your Life, Make A Difference

Traveling Africa over sixty old land rover happy life

Over Sixty: Risks of traveling Africa in an Old Land Rover

11/23/2016Margrit Harris

Traveling Africa over sixty has its challenges that’s for sure, but then so does sitting on the couch watching too much TV. Happy life. Life is good. Love your Life.…

Over Sixty: Risks of traveling Africa in an Old Land RoverRead More

Category: African Journey, Lifes2ShortTag: Be Brave, Love Your Life, Wild Land Rover

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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose”.”

  • – Dr. Seuss

Africa / Life’s Journey Updates

warthog on morning bush walk Russ

Unexpected Company on our Morning Bush Walk

03/18/2022Margrit Harris

 We’d been told about the three hand raised rescues, but we’d not expected them to join us on our morning bush walk. Life is full of surprises. We’re at…

Unexpected Company on our Morning Bush WalkRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: WildLife

leopard in tree with kill prey Kruger National park

The Great Reward: Our First “Watch and Enjoy” Leopard Sighting

11/04/2021Margrit Harris

 A Real Leopard Sighting! After years of visiting reserves in southern and eastern Africa… finally we get to watch and enjoy a leopard. Over the years it’s just been…

The Great Reward: Our First “Watch and Enjoy” Leopard SightingRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: WildLife

Red car mushroom on road

White Knuckles on a Bad Road in Swaziland Africa

10/26/2021Russ Harris

Treacherous African Roads Already white knuckled, Margrit stared back in disbelief as I excitedly asked, “Shall we give it a go again?” Back in 2014 we were traveling in the…

White Knuckles on a Bad Road in Swaziland AfricaRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Be Brave, Wild Land Rover

Margrit and Russ traveling Africa in Kigali Rwanda

Traveling Africa is full of Surprises, Like the Day in Kigali Rwanda

10/22/2021Margrit Harris

 “It’s Africa” One of the best things of traveling Africa… its never dull. Everyday is full of surprises and our day in Kigali, the capitol of Rwanda is no…

Traveling Africa is full of Surprises, Like the Day in Kigali RwandaRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Wild Land Rover, Wild Places

Dove at Nkwe Camp

Bird Video: It’s life’s little things that reach out and ground us

10/05/2021Margrit Harris

It’s life’s little things, even on a Bucket List Trip in the Serengeti Big Five Park, Tanzania.  The Serengeti in Tanzania is a must visit National Park. It’s vast plains…

Bird Video: It’s life’s little things that reach out and ground usRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: WildLife

We're back traveling Africa 2021

We’re Back Traveling Africa and the Land Rover Started right up!

09/28/2021Margrit Harris

 We’d hummed and hawed. After 3 false starts we’re back traveling Africa in our old Land Rover… that low and behold, started right up! The 30 plus hour journey…

We’re Back Traveling Africa and the Land Rover Started right up!Read More

Category: African JourneyTag: Wild Land Rover

Weighing the Risks: Traveling Africa here we come... Gulp! COVID!

Weighing the Risks: Spending 30 Hours Flying during a Pandemic

09/14/2021Margrit Harris

 Is it worth it? Six hours at airports and 24 on the plane, weighing the risks. It’s been two and a half years since life has found us traveling…

Weighing the Risks: Spending 30 Hours Flying during a PandemicRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Be Brave

Everything Takes Twice as Long Living in a Land Rover

Everything Takes Twice as Long Living in a Land Rover

09/09/2021Margrit Harris

You must have time when living in a Land Rover! You can’t be in a rush. Living in a regular home with the regular conveniences we get used to getting…

Everything Takes Twice as Long Living in a Land RoverRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Love Your Life, Wild Land Rover

Russ & Margrit COVID Travel

Travel Africa or the COVID Shuffle?

08/31/2021Russ Harris

Threat of COVID Traveling Africa  Last July within days of boarding our plane for Africa, a major COVID spike in Johannesburg seemed just too threatening. We decided it was better…

Travel Africa or the COVID Shuffle?Read More

Category: African JourneyTag: Be Brave

Overlanding New Mexico

We Are On The Road To Travel Africa… Again?!

08/26/2021Russ Harris

Back in Time, New Mexico Camped on a knoll surrounded by a massive 40 mile ancient lava flow with mountains rising out of the desert nearby… there is a strange…

We Are On The Road To Travel Africa… Again?!Read More

Category: African JourneyTag: Wild Places

Russ Margrit traveling Africa in our old Land Rover

Our Bucket List #EpicLandRoverAdventure Playlist

08/03/2021Margrit Harris

 Enjoy the entire Youtube Playlist of our #EpicLandRoverAdventure. What’s on your bucketlist? Enjoy our Youtube Playlist of videos depicting our traveling Africa. Starting from South Africa in the very…

Our Bucket List #EpicLandRoverAdventure PlaylistRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Love Your Life, Wild Land Rover

traveling africa in our old land rover bloedkoppie desert namibia

5 Years Traveling Africa in an Old Land Rover

06/15/2021Russ Harris

How does one fall into traveling Africa in an old Land Rover? As my head hits the pillow for the 1196th time in a roof top tent on our ‘Land…

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Category: African JourneyTag: Love Your Life, Wild Land Rover

traveling africa sunrise Kruger National Park

Early Morning Game Drive from Skukuza Camp – Virtual Safari Kruger National Park Tour

05/05/2020Margrit Harris

 Our happy life is in Africa. Join us on a virtual Safari. During COVID we’ve learned that life is good where ever we are if we approach life with…

Early Morning Game Drive from Skukuza Camp – Virtual Safari Kruger National Park TourRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Wild Places, WildLife

traveling africa bind kruger national park

Take a Virtual Safari through Kruger National Park for a bit of Happy Life

04/08/2020Margrit Harris

 COVID getting you down? Going a bit crazy staying at home? Take a virtual safari with us to spot some beautiful wildlife in South Africa’s famous Kruger Park. Life…

Take a Virtual Safari through Kruger National Park for a bit of Happy LifeRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Wild Places, WildLife

Land Rover traveling Africa desert Namibia

Africa Desert a Wild Place that Goes on Forever

04/02/2019Margrit Harris

A Wild Place It’s a wild place. A piece of Africa desert this north-eastern section of Namibia. Here Marnus saves Lions. It’s dusty and dry, yet not. There’s tall grass…

Africa Desert a Wild Place that Goes on ForeverRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Make A Difference, Wild Places

cheetah kruger national park traveling africa wild places

Our first Cheetah Sighting traveling Africa in Kruger National Park

12/03/2018Margrit Harris

 For five years we’ve been traveling Africa. I grew up in South Africa. And this is our very first cheetah sighting ever! Absolutely thrilling. The cheetah is the world’s…

Our first Cheetah Sighting traveling Africa in Kruger National ParkRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Wild Places, WildLife

Russ stuck with our Land Rover traveling africa

Part 1: Stuck with our Land Rover in the middle of nowhere

02/28/2017Margrit Harris

Long before we started this journey Russ was concerned about getting stuck with our Land Rover for just this reason.  “It’s time to head south, the rains are coming.”…

Part 1: Stuck with our Land Rover in the middle of nowhereRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Be Brave, Wild Land Rover

traveling africa stuck in an old Land Rover in Tanzania

Part 2: Almost the Rest of the Stuck with our Land Rover Story

02/24/2017Margrit Harris

On Wednesday afternoon we get stuck with our Land Rover in Tanzania, in the middle of nowhere, and by Saturday we’re still in the small remote village.  “It must…

Part 2: Almost the Rest of the Stuck with our Land Rover StoryRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Be Brave, Wild Land Rover

Part 3 Conclusion to Stuck with our Land Rover Russ Mechanics Dodoma

Part 3: Conclusion of the Stuck with our Land Rover in Tanzania Story

02/19/2017Margrit Harris

It all began quite suddenly without warning and turned into quite the Stuck with our Land Rover in Tanzania adventure.  The entire stuck in Tanzania saga took 14 days.…

Part 3: Conclusion of the Stuck with our Land Rover in Tanzania StoryRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Be Brave, Wild Land Rover

Traveling Africa over sixty old land rover happy life

Over Sixty: Risks of traveling Africa in an Old Land Rover

11/23/2016Margrit Harris

Traveling Africa over sixty has its challenges that’s for sure, but then so does sitting on the couch watching too much TV. Happy life. Life is good. Love your Life.…

Over Sixty: Risks of traveling Africa in an Old Land RoverRead More

Category: African Journey, Lifes2ShortTag: Be Brave, Love Your Life, Wild Land Rover

Margrit elephant traveling Africa in our old Land Rover Moremi Botswana

What Do You Do If You Encounter an Elephant in The Wild

07/19/2015Russ Harris

 Wild Elephant Too Close Travel Africa for the first time in our old Land Rover we expect to see elephant, but right here? Standing on the ladder with my…

What Do You Do If You Encounter an Elephant in The WildRead More

Category: African JourneyTag: Wild Places, WildLife

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