Breakdown on the way to Kaokoveld in Namibia

Brake trouble in Namibia By Roxanne Reid
I’mnot superstitious. I was born on 13th of the month, so the number 13holds no terrors. But on our way to an adventure inKaokoveldin Namibia'sfar northwest, the double dose of the13th day of the month in 2013 turned out to beunlucky and we had a breakdown. Itall started with a smell.

A hot terrible smell. We sniffed ourway liketracker dogs around the car and zoned in on the wheels of our Xplorer 4x4caravan. We suspected locked brakes. So we used the...