Crossing the Sahara

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April 2nd 2013

Published: April 2nd 2013

Dear All, Thank you to those who have left us messages either on the blog or via jdpafrica@hotmail.com. It sounds a bit cliched, but it is great to hear about everything, even if it is snow or night shifts! We honestly derive no pleasure at all, none, from hearing about the ongoing winter in England.....! We have just passed the 50 day point and are celebrating our 3 month wedding anniversar... Read Full Entry

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3rd April 2013

Rupert Gude
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Good luck!
Lovely to hear of your progress. I hope your guardian angels keep station. It is not long now. Good to see there is some fish in the market after what one reads of the European and Russian fishing fleet depleting the seas off west coast of Africa. Did you hear any kora music? Despite fracturing 2 ribs, rest of family had excellent weeks ski in Les Arcs. We have had some spectacularly beautiful days in Tavi, clear, clear blue skies and still dry, so excellent walking weather. This morning I am off to support Bruce Kent in Tavistock Town Square in protest against £100 billion to be allocated to Trident replacement. Immoral, strategically useless and a complete waste of money! Keep well best wishes Rupert

3rd April 2013

Andrew Oakes
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Cresta greetings to Dr and Mrs Potter from the Oakes family - we really enjoy reading about your adventure! It almost makes enduring the coldest March for over 60 years (and therefore my personal coldest March!) worth while. It sounds as though Jo's wonderful way with people is a major bonus in border crossing negotiations! Good luck as you press on. If you get a chance to drop a quick note to David Payne (DavidGPayne@btinternet.com) supporting Col Kev's SMTC membership application (ref 17) I am sure that it would be much appreciated! Keep the blog going and have a great time. See you next January in St M! Best wishes, Andrew.

3rd April 2013

Pete, Esther and Rosie
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Sounds like a great adventure, makes a great read. Hope the \'Pig\' remains as magnetic as ever - to immigration and mosquitos. We\'re having our own adventure here, which involves lack of sleep, poo, milk and incredible noises - but she is incredibly cute and just over 2 weeks old, we recommend it as your next big adventure! Love from us all here xxx

3rd April 2013

Hannah Bennett
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Wow!
Brilliant update guys - the trip sounds absolutely incredible so far - well done both of you. Nico is drooling over the kite surfing bits! Loving your photos - well done you guys, really well done. Such good efforts on the blogging front. Right now need to head to bed as have had a bug since the marathon and right sinus feels like it might explode! But tomorrow I am going to have a really good read of your latest entry and write you a nice long message! Nico leaving this Friday - its been a wonderful month with him at home. We had a weeks skiing with Tim turner an the fam and a long weekend up on theNorth coast speed boating and water skiing. Honor doing brilliantly and loving her daddy being home. Going to be even more painful this time when he leaves I think. They have really bonded this time and its all about daddy. She is brilliant at her animal sounds now, does a very high pitch 'buck, buck' for a chicken, waves her arm over her head with a 'woooo!' for an elephant and lots more. And has just started asking 'whats that' (or noises to that effect) which has started many a conversation and plenty of explanations! I went up in a Griffin Search and Rescue Heli today. We are doing some work on assessing and giving out prehab programs to the pilots and rear crew so of course I had to go up and have a look and feel for myself of all the equipment and tasks required! I was dropped into the sea and had a go at 'rescuing' one of the other crew. Was also winched down onto a passing cargo ship, trotted up to see the captain and then winched off again. Really great experience! Anyway you two, looking forward to a really good read tomorrow night and will message to discuss more and tell you how proud and impressed I am with you both!!!! Loads and loads of love Han xxxxx

4th April 2013

Aunty Dil
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Well Done
Hi both. You two are seriously enjoying your trip - well done! A book next year? Dil xx

13th April 2013

Graham and Netty
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Found you at last
Hi you two we miss you but you seem to be having a super time we are fine Graham has started Archery classes, I am not sure why !! but no doubt all will become clear soon. Maybe he is planning a trip to Africa when we win the Lottery!! Wet and windy here I think there is a Buzzard nesting in the huge tree on the fa\zr hil I have the telescope all set up to spy on her. Hope to hear from you soon have sent off letters to your Mum Jo Lots and lots of love the old ones downstairs. XXXX

18th April 2013

Rob
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Stay away from African dogs!
While we all understand that Dave wants to sleep with pigs (who of us hasn't wondered about it?) I would strongly recommend you avoid all African dogs. La rage is pretty common (had to look up the gender - thought it was Masc.) Fabulous phots. Can the author be identified at the start of each blog?? (I'm sitting in a Medical Forum "listening" to Lord Darzi and one of his chums - not as riveting as I'd hoped altho someone has just used the word axiomatic, which always cheers me up). News from me- had a posh spine operation at the very end of Feb (Xtreme Lateral Intervertebral Fusion, XLIF) so I've got a load of metal work in and one dodgy disc out but, to be honest still feels pretty lousy. Loads of core stability work for me. Once its all working again I'm now encouraged to consider taking up archery - why haven't I thought of that before?? Take care and keep it coming guys. My money is on Jo not getting malaria, Dave is a cert! RR

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