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Really enjoyed reading about San Fran we really enjoyed it there also, we stayed in Palo Alto with friends the first time and explored all you did, 6 yrs ago we also went to Yosemite driving from beautiful Lake Tahoe, seeing the wild flowers on the way th
Sorry I wrote in the wrong space, we drove through Nevada to Mono Lake, very interesting with tufa limestone towers we were amazed, its quite close to one of the outer entrances to Yose. There we saw the largest ribs ever at a cafe. Well worth a visit if you are able. Happy travels hope your ankles are improving I know how you feel.

Happy Travelling
It was great to see you in March - but the blog resuming lets us know that all is well with you in your world. Enjoy the next set of experiences & look forward to the next instalment very soon. xxxx

Beloved SA
Hi Jonathan - great to hear from you again and you must be really excited about another planned trip to your beloved SA - we can quite understand why you like it so much - such a diverse beautiful country and we hope one day to return, although before we do we have to pay a fine at a SA Embassy! On leaving SA we were stopped at customs as apparently we had overstayed our 90 day visa by two days! We were actually only in the country for about 40 days in total, as you know we left many times to cross borders into Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho. We had wrongly assumed that the 90 days would start again on our re-entry each time but apparently this is not the case. I am just about to write to the SA Embassy in the UK as we had checked their website and no mention was made of this at the time but it left a ‘sour taste’ in our mouth when we left the country which was such a shame after mostly ‘good’ experiences. We are currently in Dubai with our eldest daughter, Sharon, husband Geoff and granddaughter, Maisie and in fact spent Christmas day with their SA friends so had a typical SA Christmas which was great including the turkey cooked on the Braai with lovely blue skies....... Just starting to plan our next adventure to take us through 2015 which is quite exciting so a happy New Year to you, take care and lots of love from your fellow ‘eeehh’ team members, Paul and Sheila X

Latest blog.
Happy Christmas and Happy New Year , Paul & Sheila! ;-) Just read your latest blog. A lot of it is very familiar to me , like the Karoo , The Garden Route, The Wine Route and all around the Western Cape. Youve followed in the footsteps of a "strawberry blonde" from Nottingham. Must have been very emotional to be in South Africa as Madiba passed,ive watched it wall to wall and been in regular contact with my sister and South African friends. None of us can believe he's gone and what a profound effect , him passing,has had on us all! Your travels have been amazing , your experiences and stories, the latest one of the "cigarette" incident... i had to read it twice... incredible! 2015/16 i plan to be in Cape Town, with Andy, watching England V South Africa ( cricket) and then we plan a drive up the east coast,to end up flying out of Durban. I intend to to go to Qunu,Nelson Mandelas village and stay at the Nelson Mandela Museum, which overlooks pretty much where he was buried. Anyway i want you to know, your the only homeless people i know!! ;-)) ... but i have no worries that someone will take you both in, or give you a tent to camp out in ... be "just like home" eh ??. Lots of Love to you both Jonathan X

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year....
and if you pass through Colorado on your way around the U.S. drop by!

Updates
Hi Both Seems your time in SA is coming to an end, spectacular photos & a real sense of travelling with you in your descriptions - you should offer your services to Lonely Planet!! Have a good "break" in your travels & hope to continue with you soon. Almost feel like we need a break too!! xx

Hi Sheila and Paul, again it was a pleasure to be with you " on the road" ( and still is ). Best wishes for the New Year Christa and Reiner

Africa is volatile!
Glad to hear you got out of Mozambique relatively unscathed. We have decided at the moment it is not worth travelling through there until things have quietened down somewhat. Great blog that you have written and reminded me of so much of our own experiences. Enjoy the rest of your travels!