When we arrived back to Joburg international airport from our safari to Kruger and environs, we made our way immediately to the Hire Car section and without delay got our car, a little Toyota Yaris. With some trepidation, were on our way on their freeways to find our Airport Game Lodge. We found the exit fairly easily, and the road that the lodge was supposed to be on... but it was gravel, and turned into potholes after a few metres, then it got worse... a dead end sign showed up... but still we continued. I was adamant I was correct, reading [View Full Entry]

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When we left Livingstone in Zambia on Monday the 29th Ocotber,, we flew to Johannesburg where we picked up a bus and went directly to Nelspruit. When we left many years ago, Nelspruit was a little sleepy hollow near Kruger Park. NOw, it is a thriving metropolis, 400,00 people. We were picked up by our hosts Mari and Daan, who looked after us for the next 5 days. First they took us to a lovely pub for a quick meal ( we arrived at 8 pm, after a 3hour journey). When we finished our meal, they picked us up and took [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone I will try over the next few days to complete this small travel blog, detailing where we have been and some photos. Unfortunately, we are back home already and have gone back to work so that we haven't had time to think or respons. We left you when Roman had problems with his hard drive, but as all things, as soon as we got home the hard drive behaved itself!!! [View Full Entry]

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Hi everyone We SURVIVED! The elephants on the Okovango didn't eat or trample us, the weather has been in the most part good to us, and we managed to survive the camping experience, although we wondered the other day when the skies opened up and it poured and poured! We had to take down the tents in the rain. IK!! We are in Livingstone today and flying back to Jo'burg tomorrow. This morning we went over the Zimbabwe border from Zambia to view the falls from the Zim side. Well!!!!!!!The difference is like chalk and cheese! The Zam side is quite [View Full Entry]

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Hi all Sorry this is minus photos but everythign is veryslow here and I'm not able toupload photos at present. Everything has gone really well and Namibia was greaat!!! Botswana has many similarities to Namibia but it is also very different. We're on our way tomorrow to the Okavango delta and have come into Maun to do our last minute shopping. Will probably get back to the blog when we get to Vic Falls! Love Lucy [View Full Entry]

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Travelling through hot desert country and have seen lots of great mountains and lots of deserts of course! Hot and dusty but magnificent country. Have seen a number of animals on the way incuding oryx, kudu, mountain zebra, springbok, ostrich and flamingoes at Walvis Bay. The campsites are quite good - often with a swimming pool to cool off after a long hot day on the road, but so COLD! [View Full Entry]

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One day before leaving on our trip, we did the scenic tour of the Cape - onlky as far as Hout Bay where we stopped for lunch. Table Mtn was just covered by cloud but it got worse later so we didn't attempt the cable car - lucky as the rain came a little later! Tulip Inn is one of these places that is slowly going to pot! Everything is slightly the worse for wear and it shows! From the crack in the milkjug which slowly leaks milk, to the powerpoints that don't quite want to work when you want them [View Full Entry]

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Have arrived in Cape Town. It has been a cold drive down from Knysna - the good weather deserted us momentarily! From then on it rained and rained. We stayed at Swellendam and it snowed - be it ever so briefly! The scenery is magnificent and at Stellenbosch we indulged in some wine tasting and a very nice lunch! Tomorrow we are going to go for a drive to see around Cape Town and may go up Table Mountain if the weather holds out. All our maps are on the first entry - Wireless Hill if you want to check out [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Knysna on Thursday to see our friends Glenys and Vernon who have the most fabulous place at a place called Brenton on Sea with terrific views and a place to die for!! We have climbed up hills and dales walked over the dunes and up and down the cliffs. My thighs have benifited greatly!! The gardens are filled with birds and Roman has taken upteen photos which you may see another time. Witsand Bay was filled with many whales. [View Full Entry]

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This is our last entry from home - finalising details. (Checking to make sure we know how to do this blog! Note, that there are multiple maps - saving one big map with all the details on it didn't work)) Roman is presenting the Police Officer of the Year Awards on the 2nd just before we leave. Our plane flight takes us from Perth to Joburg and then on to Cape Town where we will pick up a car and drive to Witsand on the eastern Cape. [View Full Entry]

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