Leaving Zambia So on November 29th we had a bit of a lie-in in Livingstone while some of the group went for their viewing of the Victoria Falls (which we had done the previous day). This also meant we had time for a lovely cooked English breakfast by the pool, a bit of luxury in our camping trip! The journey over the river and border back to Botswana was much smoother this time, and we all made it safely, including the truck. The ferry which broke a few days before was still there, so lucky we didn´t wait for it to get fixed! Only a few hours later we arrived at our next overnight stop, Elephant Sands. Elephant Sands This campsite was named because of the great number of elephants it sees visiting the nearby waterhole. ... read more

Well it was the event of the year, well at least it was important enough for Tracy and I to extend our travels by 3-4 months for, yes indeed it was the Wedding of Jaqui Dalton to Gary Richardson in Cape Town, South Africa and for Tracy and I it signaled the begining of the end of our 15 month journey. Cape Town So NYC behind us (sadly) we jumped on the plane and began our 20 hours of flying to get to Cape Town (via Heathrow). We left JFK on time and arrived into Heathrow 30 minutes early, everything looked to be going swimmingly until we were told we couldn´t land as our gate wasn´t ready, so we circled over London for 40 minutes, when we finally landed our gate still wasn´t ready and we ... read more

Pigeon Forge So on October 27th we drove from Nashville to Pigeon Forge (yes that´s the name of the town), at the edge of the Tennessee side of the Smoky Mountains. Driving into Pigeon Forge gave the same feeling as driving into Las Vegas, a bit of ooh, aah, and what the hell? All kind of Vegas without the casinos, but with some of the bling and all out cheese. You can´t miss the new Titanic museum which is a big replica of the boat itself right on the side of the road. I did actually miss it with the camera though owing to the pelting rain and 3 lanes of traffic in between me and it. So the picture of the weird Worderworks attraction will have to do. The traffic in the area was awful, ... read more

Who shot J.R? Our first stop in Texas (from Oklahoma) late on October 9 was the house of Texas´most famous resident (or so I think anyway), J.R. Ewing. Ok so he wasn´t real but who doesn´t remember ´Dallas´, which funnily enough is the town where Southfork Ranch is. This apparently wasn´t J.R´s first home, but after the pilot series the owners of the first ranch said no to additional filming. Probably not a bad decision as after Dallas became popular Southfork Ranch was so besieged by fans that the owners had to move out! Filming was however only done outside, and with clever wide angle lenses (the only real special effects they had then) they made the house and pool look a lot bigger than it is. The owners of the ranch now have obviously turned ... read more

Not that we knew it at the time but we were to pay a much higher price than just fatigue and tiredness from our September 10th, 2010, 13km walk at Rincon de la Vieja National Park in Costa Rica, but that is getting ahead of myself and we will come to that. Nicaragua So as I said last time having successfully navigated the shambles of a boarder crossing at Peñas Blancas on Saturday September 11th, we moved on to the beach town San Juan Del Sur. San Juan Del Sur San Juan Del Sur (SJDS) is only 30-40 minutes from the border crossing but it still required us to get a bus and a taxi, if you could call either that. The buses in Central America crack me up, for the most part they are old ... read more