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| 2nd January 2009 Themba | - From: Visa Extensions - Day 13 Hi guys, I really enjoy reading your experiences. The bit about Harare though, is puzzling to me as a zimbabwean though. Clean? tidy? Yes it used to be but what you saw now - perhaps by african standards it is but well you saw what you saw. I have to give it to Zim: you can travel its breadth and not even notice the deep underlying problems and political mess that it is in! I think reason is despite the extreme hardship you will always find us 'happy & smiling'. Thanks for the experiences anywhere - God bless you all. |
| 1st December 2008 Kristina Grant | Go Grampa!! - From: Capetown - Final Destination - Day 44 Well done all of you guys!! Keep going grampa and milla, ian and chris, and i am keeping track of you guys!!! Good luck with part 3!!! Love to all, xxxxxxxx |
| 21st November 2008 Jana | Thanks..and Good Luck - From: Blowout! - Day 30 Hi guys - I've been following your route every day and am still very envious. Hope you travel safe and enjoy every mile of the way. The delightful you lady manager from the Internet Shop! |
| 27th October 2008 Janeta | Happy Birthday Ian :-) - From: Blantyre - Day 9 Once again we want to wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY for the 31st Oct. Where will you be, I wonder? Last time you didn't have Champers but this time I hope that your Big Bro & the Girls will have provided a bottle & got it cold somehow (Salt & water & ice! a quick way to chill a bottle I've heard!)... Michel says that SA champers is next best to the French one! :-) Many Happy Returns Cuz! Luv Janeta & Michel |
| 25th October 2008 Elke & Terry | - From: Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve - Day 7 Latest Blogs received with much interest so thought I would go public with my envy. Thanks for taking time out to give us such detail, we are enjoying it immensely. Terry & Elke |
| 29th November 2007 Jeanie Harrod | Florence. - From: Some fellow travellers we have met... Jeremy & Gail: Have just returned from Florence, where we drank toasts to you, of course, to assist your progress - any excuse. Nice weather, and we advanced from coffee, to Grand Marnier (for the chill), to wine at lunch. Jonathan did a 4h28 marathon, but is NOT running alone again; hide, all of you, quickly! Stayed in the same place, Palazzo Gamba, where the Duomo bells blast you out of bed from 06h45 onwards. Missed you. Hope the travels are going very well. Much love to ou all Jeanie xxx |
| 25th November 2007 hartley | Great - From: Progress Summary to Nov 11th Having just returned from Ecuador I have spent 30 minutes reading your amazing and fascinating tale with envy - so pleased you are all safe and well albeit shook up. Look forward to the next instalment. Love to you all - J&M |
| 20th November 2007 Adrian & Ruth Harvey | Great commentary - From: Progress Summary to Nov 11th Hi to all the lucky travellers ........ sounds like you are having a trip of a lifetime. So just one more " country "!!!!! Is it cheaper than flying !!!?? Sounds like the Toyotas are holding up well. Cheers Adrian & Ruth |
| 19th November 2007 Cathy & Glyn Riley | You had it easy - From: Aswan to Wadi Halfa - Day 43 to Day 45 Wow, you guys had it really easy! We had to wait until Wednesday afternoon to get our vehicles off the barge! (We were in a group of 3 cars and 4 motorbikes). I can't believe you got your cars so quickly. It meant a very long time spent in Wadi Halfa, as the salubrious Nile Hotel, which wasn't fun as we were all really dreading the road down to Dongola and just wanted to get on with it. Anyway, glad you had such a quick turn around! |
| 19th November 2007 Cathy & Glyn Riley | Ethiopian pleasures and pain - From: Lalibela’s Churches - Day 62 Hi Guys, We're the two bikers you met at Rezeiky camp, Luxor. We've made it to Arusha, despite a few breakdowns along the way, and are taking some time out here before leaving again to get to Jhb by Xmas. We also went to Lalibela via that nightmare road, and really enjoyed visiting the churches (although we were even hassled here, and what's more by a priest!) but I can tell you that the road on the Michelen map is even worse! It goes to Dilbe, and we took it because someone recommended it as a shortcut which also allows you to visit of the more remote churches, the Ganette Mariam church. Well, you've never seen anything like it! We were riding up 45 degree gradients of pure boulders, and Cathy crashed her bike, badly, more than once. We did eventually make it out of there, but it was awful. However, it didn't kill the bikes completely - no, that pleasure was to belong to the Moyale to Marsabit stretch of road. If you get there in the wet, wait for it to dry out, is all we can say. For more, read our blog entries about being rescued to get to Nairobi at: www.depart2peninsula.com Cheers! Cathy and Glyn |
| 11th November 2007 Margaret and Jerry | The "Grand" Safari - From: Ethiopia at last! - Day 54 Folks, Following your progress with great interest (and envy!) using maps, Google Earth etc. - what an experience - trust rest of your expedition goes without any major mishap. Will you be going Galana spotting? Belated Happy Birthday to the Mzee - we have started thinking about Bill's 90th next year!!! Love from us both M and J |
| 9th November 2007 Jeanie Harrod | Where are you? - From: Progress Summary to Nov 11th There's been a long silence... I have just logged in to check progress...you are no doubt in the heart of darkest Africa. Finally moved in one week ago and life might soon take on a normal pattern once more! I say this every time, but I'll never move again! Hope you are making good progress? Much love J&J |
| 1st November 2007 Joe Coulson | Keep on truckin' - From: Progress Summary to Nov 11th More greetings from South Carolina, Tega Cay good luck on your trip. (We are visiting our daughter and family.) Can I raid your apple tree Jeremy? We return to England on november 13. Joe and Gill Coulson |
| 1st November 2007 claire | green with jelly - From: Progress Summary to Nov 11th Wow your photos are AMAZING. We are so jealous it hurts - currently planning hijack mission..... C & C |
| 1st November 2007 claire | Concerned - From: Progress Summary to Nov 11th Dad - do you still have sufficient corned beef supplies? xx |
| 28th October 2007 Peter Hills | Wonderful Descriptions - From: Luxor - Day 37 Thank you all for the wonderful descriptions of your journey through the desert. It sound fascinating. we hope all is going well and you are not suffering unnecessarily from midges, sprains, Gyppy Tummy or any of those highly undesirable things. Here, the clocks went back last night and it is dull and October wet. Roll on March! Love to you all, from Jane and from me Peter |
| 20th October 2007 Adrian and Ruth | Greetings from South Carolina! - From: Progress Summary to Nov 11th We're enjoying reading about your wonderful adventures. Wish we could be there to share the sights! We wonder if you saw our previous message...? Hope Ian's foot is better and all are well again. Keep the good news coming; we're following your journey on the maps! Love and best wishes, Adrian and Ruth |
| 18th October 2007 Charlie | More pics please - From: Progress Summary to Nov 11th Hope you are all having a great time. Can you add more pics!! |
| 10th October 2007 Jeanie Harrod | Hello... - From: Jordan - A rest - Day 24 ...dear Huntingfords and Harveys. Have just caught up with your adventures in between our less civilized ones getting settled in Monaco! Happy birthday Gail for 2 October; I've made a note, so better timing next year, hopefully. We are just about to raise a glass of chilled pink Cotes de Provence in your honour. We hope all toes and tums are in good health again? Miss you, and Shipton, which you probably do, too, now and again! Much love and safe travels Jeanie xxx |
| 4th October 2007 Arnie | Hello all of YOU - From: On to Syria - Day 15 Looking at your blogs. Seem to be having a great time. Tinking of you all. All well here Chris and Ian and your BUPA is being taken care of so relax. Q's car progressing well but we are really short on time and I sometimes wonder if we will make the event!!!! Lave to you all Arnie and Jacqui, Quentin and Chloe |
| 4th October 2007 Peter and Jane | It all sounds marvellous - From: On to Syria - Day 15 Great to read of your progress. Surprised you did not recognise Peter Meecham and dawn among the ballooners. Weather here beautiful. Hope you continue as successfully as you have so far. Valley of the Stalagmites sounds wonderful and will probably help work out and remember which hang down and which stand up: tites or mites, that is! Best wishes Peter and Jane Jane seems to be out with Noreen quite a bit. I just hope they are behaving themselves and not bringing shame on any family names. |
| 21st September 2007 keith | Hamish's coat. - From: Vehicle Preparation - Frogs Island The MOD want to know why there appears to be a photo of Hamish wearing a stolen RAF storeman's coat whilst talking to Eddie Prescot |
| 21st September 2007 keith | so far....so good - From: Calais to Austria good to hear you are all playing nicely! It seems everyone in Warwick had noticed Chris and Ian's car during the preparations, and since they left I have been constantly asked as to your welfare and progress. I shall log on and keep them updated. Keith |
| 16th September 2007 Mike K | Good Luck - From: Vehicle Preparation - Frogs Island We met y'all at a rest stop on A61 in Germany on Saturday. We just want to wish you good luck and we hope to monitor your progress as the days go by. I took a couple of photos of your vehicles. How can I post them? or maybe send them to you? |
| 15th September 2007 Wendy | Good Luck - From: Starting Out Hi guys, Hope you're enjoying the trip so far, Spoke with Keith last night he said you're having a ball in Belgium. Woohoo!! sooo exciting xx The jeep's almost ready hehe!! |
| 14th September 2007 Mike & Liz | Good Luck! - From: Starting Out Thinking about you this morning as you set iff on the ferry. Have a great trip and keep us all posted on progress. |
| 11th September 2007 Nigel and E.A. | Good Luck - From: OFTAT ROUTE TO KENYA Good luck with this amazing journey we really do hope all goes well and will keep checking your progress with a certain amount of envy! Keep safe and maybe one day we will be able to follow in your footsteps :>)) Safari njema! Love from Nigel and EA and all the Draffans! |
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