Blogs from Africa - page 3028

Week 1 completed, only 51 more to go!! Cape Town was absolutely AMAZING, we were there for 1 week but now we've moved on to Hermanus for a 4 day Whale festival and to swim with the cute little man eating Great White Sharks!! We had only been in the country for 2 hours and had naff all kip on the plane but decided anyway to explore the street we were staying in, which we must add is the street that includes all the nightlife and dodgy locals wanting all ur money and ur frigging clothes. We found a bar that was willing to serve us beer at 10am and a crusty burger. After chatting to the owner of the bar we had arranged to spend all day Sunday with him and his 'friend' as they ... read more

Just wanted to write a quick note to let you all know that we have arrived in Tanzania and are all doing great! A great smooth trip with no problems at all... Couldnt have asked for anything better. The kids did great, Greg did great (almost as if he weren'taffraid to fly at all) Everyone settled in and ready to go. The power has been restricted in the country and has been cut off from 7am to 7 pm here lately but for some odd reason today it has been on a little longer. (long enough for a hot shower at least) Gracie has already made a new little African friend named Vivian, just her age, and is playing out in Cy & Stephanies yard with her as I am taking advantage of the extended power ... read more

Ashfield Team Visit to Uganda On 21st September 2006, three representatives from Ashfield Girls’ High School are setting off for Uganda. Mr. Michael Skillen, Mr. David Catherwood and Mrs. Alison Wilton are going to visit the site of a new Ashfield School, in an area of Uganda called Iganga. While we are excited about getting a brand new school here in Belfast (quite soon we hope), we are also looking forward to helping another community in Uganda build a new school providing new opportunities in an area that is much less fortunate than our own. There is great excitement about both projects and we are looking forward to getting a lot more information about our site in Iganga and the people it will serve from this initial visit. Our project will provide many new learning experiences ... read more

Ok, you're on way to spend a penny at the loos and meet a couple of monkeys in your path. You don't like them too much so kick up some dust and a few stones to scare them away. It does the trick, or at least you think it does as they scarper up a nearby tree. So, you carry on your journey and reach the toilet block. You're just settling down to do your business when you hear a strange rustling sound. Looking up, to your surprise, the same two monkeys appear on the rafters above you. They then proceed to unscrew the light bulbs and, get this, throw them at you! Escaping unharmed, you quickly run to the bar to retell the story to your friends. The moral of the story must be not ... read more

We crossed the Orange River into South Africa just before lunch on the 21st September. Our campsite, Fiddlers Rest, was just a short drive away on the banks of the river. It is a beautiful campsite with lush green grass and good facilities, unfortunately, with its proximity to the river, we were inundated with miggies and mozzies. The afternoon was spent relaxing and playing volleyball, Laura the former, Phil the latter. After a brief technical hitch in the morning, the compressor wasn’t filling the airbags hence no brakes, we headed for Citrusdal stopping at Springbok to re-supply. It was a long day of driving but worth it in the end as we stayed at the Citrusdal Baths campsite. There are two large outdoor pools, one hot the other cold, and we all spent an hour or ... read more