Well it's been a while since the last post. We've been busy and the internet cafes have become hard to come by. After Vic Falls, we crossed into Zambia and paid a hefty $135 visa fee for Americans. Zimbabwe was nice but the situation there is pretty awful. It is illegal for foreigners to use the local money so we got ripped off for everything ($10 for a small dinner). Our first stop in Zambia was Livingstone where we met our tourmates for the second half of the tour. All that was left from the first half was me, Erika from Vancouver, Nicole from LA, Steve from San Diego, Nichola from England, Nadine from Mexico, and Hubert from the Netherlands. We didn't really see much of Zambia. We spent two consecutive very long days of driving, ... read more

We left adventure packed Swakopmund a couple days ago and it was awesome. Originally I wanted to do the sandboarding but the idea of walking up the dunes after every ride down wasn't too appealing for most of the group. So most of us opted for the quadbiking and it was amazing! We did a 2 hour run through the Namib desert (oldest desert in the world). The endless dunes and Atlantic coast made for amazing scenery. Some of the group went skydiving and I was really tempted to join them but I decided to save the money (already did it in Jersey anyway). After Swakopmund, we stayed in a place called Spitzkoppe. I loosely use the word "place" here because it was just a bush camp literally in the middle of nowhere. We ended up ... read more

On Wednesday, I rented a car with Heather and Jaron and we drove down to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. I thought the drive fell far short of its reputation as being one of the best in the world. However, Chapman's Peak was closed due to maintenance so maybe that's where all the scenery is. Nevertheless it was another day of perfect weather and still a great drive. We first stopped in Boulders Beach which is allegedly the only place in the world where you can swim with penguins. The water was ridiculously cold but I probably wouldn't have done it anyway. There really are penguins everywhere though. A few miles up the road there were baboons crossing the road so we stopped for some pictures. They're pretty nasty and will literally run ... read more

I'm here. Finally. It was a long 2 days of sleeping in 45 minute intervals. I've already hit 3 continents and by that rate, I'll be home by the end of the week. I guess I better slow down. I watched the Netherlands/Russia match in Newark with a bunch of awesome Europeans. I got into Frankfurt city around 7 am I think. It was a Sunday so there was absolutely nothing to do. It was perfect weather though so I just strolled around and took a nap near the river, then took another in a park. It actually worked out well to help me catch up to my new time zone. Got into Cape Town at 5:00 this morning. It is winter and all the South Africans were bundled up but I was quite comfortable in ... read more