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Montague Pass and Prince Alfred Pass

montaguepass_thumb We continued for about 70km before we came to the pass that would take us back towards the coast. A sign said ‘road closed’ but after having consulted with a local who’d approached us swaying slightly and rolling his eyes and reliably giving us the thumbs up,

Calling all campanologists

Travel - South Africa

campanology_thumb Hit the road today with a 5 hour drive to Grahamstown where we will bring in the New Year. Now I’m not sure if this will be the usual ‘drink too much, talk shite and throw up’ kind of New Year.

Day one. Cape Town and the Garden Route

Travel - South Africa

myoli_beach_thumb So we had an extra 5 ½ drive on top of our overnight flight. It’s good to be here and to be able to relax at last. Spent a fantastic afternoon on the local beach watching fishermen pull hammerhead sharks out of the sea.

The morning after the night before

Travel - South Africa

champagne_thumb Dinner was cool, a laid back affair where everyone helped themselves and plenty of wine to go round. Then materialising like some apparition the hymn sheets and music arrived.

Our Last day in South East Asia

Travel - South Africa

discotaxi_thumb “There's been a load of compromisin'

On the road to my horizon

But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me …doo doo do do doo do”

Zimbabwe / South Africa Border Crossing

Travel - Zimbabwe

border_thumb The guard then tried to tell us he had no change to give, though after a while he eventually pulled out a bundle of notes of all sizes - 10s 20s - and of course the $5 Abby had just handed him. Welcome to Zimbabwe.

Have You Ever Shot a Zebra?

Travel - Zimbabwe

zebra_thumb We set out armed with our cameras and within fifteen minutes we were standing in front of a half a dozen zebras. Our guide asked me, “have you ever shot a zebra?” Not yet, but there’s a first time for everything.

Mozambique and the Tete Corridor

Travel - Mozambique

tete_thumb So another border crossing, this one was a bit dodgy. It seems we were missing a form called ‘Police Report Form’ for the car. The police told us it would take four to five hours to process without one, but that we could go through instantly for (ahem) a small fine of 20 US Dollars.

How to make a White Russian

Travel - Malawi

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Finally managed to find somewhere in sub Saharan Africa that will make a white Russian (it’s been a mission). Keane the cocktail barman gave in and attempted to make his first white Russian. We gave him the instructions “kind of like a black Russian but instead of coke use milk”

Ten top facts about Malawi

Travel - Malawi

10 things about malawi Well, I’m now sitting on the plane bound for Johannesburg listening to tunes, a wee bit bored as Abby’s sleeping. I guess our jaunt around southern Africa has come to an end. I don’t want to bore everyone with a “and then we did this and then we did that and then…” you know what I mean? Are you bored anyway? Who cares if you are, stop reading. Here’s a list of things we found out about Malawi, in no particular order. Take a note ‘The Crescent’ – you never know when victory might strike again.

Vwasa Marsh Game Reserve

Travel - Malawi

vwasa_thumb Five minutes down the road we came across a herd of about thirty buffalo and about a dozen elephants. Elephants are huge. We were informed we would be safe in the Landrover, but there was one towering over us looking very pissed off at us disturbing its chill out time.

Malawi and the road to Mzuzu

Travel - Malawi

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As we were leaving they started asking us for money, and then they pointed to the empty plastic water bottles and asked for them. It was hard to deal with seeing this group of children getting so animated about an empty plastic bottle.

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