Weekend Argus Saturday

Into Africa with Kingsley Holgate and company

THERE are some of us who explore far-flung destinations in our country, those who do regular overland expeditions into Southern Africa, a handful who traverse Africa and even fewer that immerse themselves in the continent, leaving a trail of humanitarian work in their wake.

And when it comes to that there really is only one name that springs to mind and that’s Kingsley Holgate, aka The Beard.

It took me about two seconds to say yes when the invitation came to spend two nights and three days with Kingsley, his partner Sheelagh and son Ross, the expedition leader, as they embarked on the second chapter

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