Blogs from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Africa - page 16

Geo: -26.1951, 28.0339Finally after months of waiting, the day for our African Adventure had arrived. We woke at 3.10am in Officer in preparation for our 6am domestic flight from Melbourne to Sydney, and then on to Johannesberg.There were concerns about how smoothly our journey over would go, but these were all put to rest. Everything went as plans, without incident or setback.The domestic leg to Sydney was over in little more than an hour, and before we knew it, we had cleared customs and boarded our Qantas Flight direct to Johannesberg. The flight was scheduled to take 13.5hours, but that became more like 15.5 after a delay and strong headwind. Despite the flight being at only 70% capacity and us having a free seat next to us, and no-one in front of us, the trip didn't ... read more

Hie world! Welcome to my new blog! This blog is all about Travel, Fun, and Fabulocity! Its gives us the opportunity to share our travel stories, travel pics and travel tips. So if you have travelled anywhere in and around Africa, Please feel free to share your stories and pics with me! :*... read more

It’s now two months since I left Africa, and I haven’t posted a single blog entry. I really do feel terrible about it. One of the reasons for this is that my last two weeks in South Africa were just so busy that I never had the time to write, and the other reason is that once I left there, I was so sad that not only did it hurt to write about the country I had left behind but it was also difficult to summon up the enthusiasm to write about the country in which I had just arrived. However, after repeated hassling from my friends (thank you, you knew it would get through to me eventually), I realised that it was time for me to get focused again. So, here you have it, a ... read more

Today was my third day of taking antibiotics, and I could tell that something was wrong. I was getting worse, not better. I had gone fifty-five hours without food, and I was starting to get dehydrated; it was getting to the point that I could barely swallow small sips of water. I couldn't talk without wanting to cry, and even breathing without pain was starting to become an issue. I felt genuinely frightened by this razorblade-like agony. I had never experienced anything like it in my life, and I hope I never do again. The owner of the lodge where I was staying in Johannesburg (yes, we're back in the city now) was a star, and he drove me straight to the Arwyp Hospital in Kempton Park. Some of that visit is a blur, covered by ... read more

FYI- I've heard that the captions I carefully spend time on for the pictures loaded onto the blog, then become all jumbled up when everything is actually posted. Sorry about that! No idea why. But rest assured, the water taxi from Botswana to Zambia was not an ultralight!!!!! As for our next adventure- check out the pics of our new home! It's amazing and we love it. We have 30 days to drive in this caravan from Johannesburg to Capetown, a trip of approximately 3000 km. Altho the bed is a bit small, we have to play the 1-2-3 roll over game. We can leave the bed made up permanently, and still have a small dining table for two. The drivers captain chair swivels around so that both of us can sit having dinner quite comfortably- ... read more