So made it safely to NY, just about to leave Camp Echo to go to Camp Shane!! Lifeguarding training was good, I was one of the better swimmers :p passed everything first time, all is well. Kina sad to be leaving already but looking forward to getting to where I'm meant to be. Echo is gorgeous, nice woods, a lake, lots of activities. Had a go on the flying trapeze, apparently I'm a natural :p sooooo hot the now, got burnt yesterday when it decided to go to almost thunderstorm weather to burning hot sun. Gunna go enjoy the sun now :p xxxxx... read more

...wow, what can I say? Having an out of this world experience!! Absolutely loving it, so glad I decided to come here!! So on the 13th (Thurs) we got up eeeeeeeeearly to go to the airport - just managed to fit everything in my suitcase :p and got the plane to Queenstown!! Was sitting at the window next to a couple with a 1-year old kid (white, and called Izuku?!) who was crying furiously, wee shame. The pressure in his water bottle then sprayed on to everyone in close range, including me, too funny. Got to Queenstown, gorgeous views coming in, you wouldn't believe it!! What I imagine Ireland to look like - green rolling hills, snow-capped mountains behind, merging in to the clouds. Nice Scottish chill in the air too :D I got a shuttle ... read more

So, I'm in Oz-land, and its fantastic!! Weather similar to some parts of SA, but first-world :p there are a lot of similarities actually, its strange. Still miss SA and my people there though, but having a total bawl!! Soooo, on the 28th (Tue) I got up at 6:15am for the airport!! Had brekkie there and said bye to Paul and Inny (after they insisted on buying me some Australian and American dollars!!) was a very kool visit, went better than the last one I'd say :) so hoyed it on the plane, watched some movie, can't remember what it was dammit!! Arrived in Perth and went through their ridiculous customs and had to declare my teabags :p and they checked my shoes for soil (cuz clearly, soil will kill Australia) waited for Linda, talked to ... read more

...and missing life in SA!! But not to worry - not too down, missing my friends and SA itself loads, but I know I'll see them again soon :p s'all good!! So after last time, I printed some photies then me and Iona hoyed it to find some Vetkoek (a doughy thing Monkey said I must try) found some and ate it in a church yard. Went down to the waterfront to try and find David and James and got distracted by the Oysterfest Funfair :p awesome!! Screamed lots on rides, ate ice-cream and bought earrings. Went down to Loerie Park to find Willie and his stall - met his sis, and bumped in to the guy we met at the backpackers (med-student guy) hoyed it back to the backpackers to pick up our bags, got ... read more

So, back in Sedgefield again today, leaving at 2 this afternoon for the roadtrip, its gunna be good, lots of 4x4-ing, Jeffery's Bay, and the bungee, woooot!! Gunna be awesome. So since last time, we had to say bye to Flip, was sad, but will hopefully see him again :) me and Iona chatted to Danica, then went road for my running friend Rudolf (yes, that is his name...) and went for a walk and catch-up with him, was nice. Went to the beach and took some photies :p then went round to Chris's house to see his family, was lovely!! Thhen popped in to Candi's work to see her, and went back up to hers - they fed us (again!!) and chatted. Me and Iona went back to base, chatted lots, wrote down some of ... read more