Hot showers and proper beds

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Well looks like we made it! After 33 days of being jostled around in the back of a truck on roads that barely pass as dirt tracks and sleeping in tents we are in Cape Town. It is wonderful to have access to hot water and to sleep in a proper bed but a bit strange too.

The last five weeks have been absolutely amazing - we have seen and experienced so much that it's going to take some time to process. Internet access has been scarce on the journey down the continent (as has plumbing and hot water) so uploading photos or updating the blog has been impossible. But rest assured in the three days we are back in the UK I will be typing feverishly to document our adventures and putting as many of the 1000+ photos we have up as possible.

To whet your appetite highlights you can expect to be reading about include:

• Seeing a cheetah kill in the Serengeti - probably the most adrenalin-inducing spectacle ever
  
• Watching the Big Five in their natural habitat
  
• Being nearly trampled to death by a herd of zebra
  
• Spending a sleepless night in the tent surrounded by all manner of wildlife snuffling and growling outside
  
• The most spectacular sunsets on Zanzibar
  
• Nearly being charged by a bull elephant
  
• Having our lunch stolen by a giant baboon
  
• Getting up close and personal with lions
  
• Soaring over Victoria Falls in a helicopter
  

There's loads more too and as we are hiring a car today to travel along the coast there should hopefully be a few tales of whale watching and great white shark cage diving!

Plus I'm ashamed to say there will be a few stories of drunken shenanigans - well the alcohol is really cheap.

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Comments

[mum and dad]

glad you will be able to have a shower before you come home.wouldnt be nice in the car if you hadnt. glad you are both safe now and in proper beds and rooms without wildlife. sounds like you have had an amazing time and i cant wait to see you both and hear about it. love you loads.

[dawn]

drunken shenanigans?! you?! well i never!! who'd hv thunk it :o)

[Adam]

Awesome!
Sounds like you guys are having a wild time! I was watching shark cage diving the other day on TV; one of the sea beasts poked its head right through the cage and literally managed to scare the crap out of the diver. Hope it wasn't you or Simon! Life on the road is perhaps the most addictive drug known to mankind. Each day brings with it a new sunrise and new adventure. I'm thrilled to be along on the ride with you guys; make sure you post your stories ASAP. P.S. Don't want to wish your trip away, but I'm really looking forward to seeing you both when you hit Thailand! Take care and wear a sea nappy. Love Ad