After Kakadu I was supposed to start the Darwin to Alice springs section the next day, but due to an ever so slight exhaustion, I decided to reside in Darwin for a few more days. To get to know Frank and Bobbie a bit better I went to stay with them at the Campsite. They have a van, which they've customised, so there's now a double bed in the back, with underneath storage, a proper stereo and a mini fridge. There's only room for 2 in the van, so they have a HUGE (and I mean huge... you can actually stand up in it) tent (they travelled with a french girl for 2.5 months), which is where I slept. We had great fun getting the tent up on the first night because one of the poles ... read more

Hey guys, sorry again for the incredibly long delay. Its really difficult to find the time to sit down and write a blog, especially if there are no computers around. I've decided that since im so behind, im going to start by telling you about my time in australia and will fill you in on my final 2-3weeks in south africa as I find the time. So here it goes... week 1 in australia. I arrived in Perth at 7am, but my body clock was telling me it was still 1am, then had to go through the 3hr customs procedure. Perth is one of the most beautiful and well kept cities I've ever seen and I tried so hard to pay attention to what was going on around me, but the confusion about time, made it ... read more

For once I'm actually on time with writing this entry, lol. Im not going to say much about the Dream centre this week other than that it was a very stress full week -you can read about this on my be more web blog ( http://www.laurashapcott.ishelping.org/ ) As a quick summary, all the nurses went on strike on monday and didn't work again until friday. They haven't been paid for the last month and are getting angry with the management because they think the direction are taking all of the money for themselves. Monday was a very scary and stressful day because the nurses were protesting at the front of the building and the armed forces came to remove them from the premises (don't worry no one got hurt and we were safe in our flat). ... read more

Hello again, Week 1 and week 2 come in quick succession and from now on I will try to write about things as they happen. Not much really happened during the week, except I went to one of the beaches in central Durban and met some nice life guards - baywatch shorts an all :p At the weekend I went away with the friends I've been staying with and some of their friends. We stayed at a place called The Estuary in Port Edward, which is in the middle of nowhere along the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal. We were renting a huge villa right on the edge of a lagoon that boarders a nature reserve and when we arrived the sun was setting so the views were spectacular. We got up really early in the ... read more