Pete,
Epic story. Seriously, you should write a book.
I wish I didn't have to leave so soon. I hope one day to meet up with you again.
I ended up going to Likoma Island for a good week. Scuba Diving, relaxing and even went to Mozambique for the day for a visa run. I too had a similar encounter with the Malawian police at 1am.
They had did a raid at a bus station where I was waiting for a bus to Tanzania. Me and 5 other foreigners were held and had guns waiving at us to produce our 'travel documents'. Luckily we all had our passports.
I ended up heading straight to Zanzibar (a good 24hr bus journey standing half time + ferry). I flew to JoBurg for a few days then to Dubai for some much needed indoor skiing. After Dubai, I extended my stay in the UK to visit some friends in Winchester and Chelsea. Back now at University here in Canada.
Take care and good luck in everything. I hope we can cross paths again.
- jason
Dear Peter, I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say how much I've enjoyed reading about your adventures. I have just loved the way you have been able to capture the atmospher, the exitement and the drama - you certainly write a great story. I'm seriously hoping that you put some sort of a book together when you come home (or at least when you finally decide to put your feet up for a while). I'm not sure what you are up to at the mement and am looking forward to your next blog - and hoping that I haven't missed one. Have you been feeling back to full strength after the malaria? and are you taking great care not to be in the wrong place a the wrong time.
Something did cross my mind thinking about the amount of stuff you get down on your blogs- I think you've settled down somewhere civilised, all home comforts, swimming pool and people waiting on you and you are just putting the blogs together - drawing your information off the internet and popping a few pictures in to give it atmosphere! Tell me I'm wrong
Leaving you now and sending love Ellie - and Dave of course xx xx
BITCH. As the title descibes -- BITCH!!! as if your living with some nice family, i need to get outta this shit hole soon :D
No more spotting any bikini babes, how rude!!!
:P
glad your having the time of your life, shame about malaria and being arrested and having hardly any money and the usual shit that happens but everything else AWESOME!!
xxx
keeping up Hi Peter, Just to let you know that I am 'keeping up' (and find it exhausting!). It's just great to follow you on your travells and to see the pics. I felt the heart strings pulling when you spoke about Durban, it was a wonderful place in 1971 - I ate my lunch every day at the marina and wished that I wasn't there on my own. I could feel the heat and the atmosphere at the Valley of a Thousand Hills' and even after all this time it sounds as though time stood still.
I was never as brave as you. I flew straight there, was safely installed into my cousins house - servants, good food and generally spoilt to death - straight into an office job - and the only thing I had to remember was not to get into the black compartment of the train from Escombe or to sit on a bench for the blacks - wasn'tthat dreadful.
Your mum is doing OK and is so proud that you are keeping her informed. It's about the only time in your life when you can do this sort of thing so take care and enjoy. xx Ellie
lamccleland@yahoo.com Somewhere between 500 and 550 bird species in Kruger, depending on who you talk to. - Not 250 (which is the number of the UK)
Your picture is of a Marabou Stork. The ugliest of birds.
Jason
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Pete, Epic story. Seriously, you should write a book. I wish I didn't have to leave so soon. I hope one day to meet up with you again. I ended up going to Likoma Island for a good week. Scuba Diving, relaxing and even went to Mozambique for the day for a visa run. I too had a similar encounter with the Malawian police at 1am. They had did a raid at a bus station where I was waiting for a bus to Tanzania. Me and 5 other foreigners were held and had guns waiving at us to produce our 'travel documents'. Luckily we all had our passports. I ended up heading straight to Zanzibar (a good 24hr bus journey standing half time + ferry). I flew to JoBurg for a few days then to Dubai for some much needed indoor skiing. After Dubai, I extended my stay in the UK to visit some friends in Winchester and Chelsea. Back now at University here in Canada. Take care and good luck in everything. I hope we can cross paths again. - jason