Courtyard Port Elizabeth

... various kinds of "bok". <br>Ate excpetionally well (whats new) and the menu included Kudu which we tried for the first time and found it to be really tasty and tender (no we didn't hunt it if you're wondering).....<br>Have just arrived in the tropics of Singapore, going on to Phuket for 2 weeks of R&amp;R. We look forward to updating you again soon<br>N&amp;D<br>XOX<br><br>

... at samle os op. Vi skulle bare ringe naar vi var der, saa det gjorde jeg. Det fik jeg ikke meget ud af. Ham der sad i receptionen kendte ikke noget til vores booking og han vidste ikke om nogen kunne hente os. Han bad os om at ringe igen klokken 7. Det gjorde jeg saa og han var stadig i tvivl og fortalte at der ikke var kommet nogle andre paa trods af at de skulle have moedt nu. Saa valgte vi at tage en taxa til et andet hostel. Det irriterende hernede er at mange Sydafrikanere er ...

... because when I came out, the bus was driving off!!!! I could not believe it - I had to run to catch up and some people saw me so the driver eventually stopped. That was way too intense for the way I was feeling!!! People had just assumed, I had left as they use services station as pick up and drop off points!!<br><br>We changed driver at some point and the new one was called Patrick ...

... all afternoon to finish this section of the blog. We catch the bus this arvo and arrive in Jo&#8217;burg in the morning where we will stay overnight with Waynes drop zone friend Beverley and then hopefully do our washing and book a bed in Mumbai for arrival on Tuesday night. PHEWWWWW!!!!!!!

... up along the coastline for the less adventurous tourist. We also went horse riding whilst there, and this was incredible as much for the sport as for the amazing, sweeping sand dunes that stretched and rolled for as far as the eye could see. We got to canter along the dunes and in the sea, and as I hadn't been on a horse for years this was one of my favourite days so far. Layla hadn't been ...

... happy to let us borrow her kid for the flight. She was a very cute little one that didn't cry once. We were warned about the wind in Port Elizabeth (PE.) I don't think I quite understood the extent of it until I got off the plane and had my skirt fly up around my neck. Now you would think Justin being my boyfriend and the caring type he would have helped but no. He took a step back and laughed. Yeah ok it was quite funny ...

... to get the hit. He was even willing to give us a walking stick if we bought him bread to eat. Sure, he has money for weed but not bread to feed his kids. I had a really great time in Hogsback mostly because of the company. I mentioned the two Afrikaans women. They are journalists and work for a conservative Afrikaans newspaper called Beeld. The newspaper has special university campus editions that are distributed at certain universities and theywork for that ...

... of weeks. On return to CT I am meeting up with a couple of friends from here and we are going to hire a car and drive back through SA to Jo'burg over my final 4 weeks, well that's the plan anyway!! Not much else to report really, I apologise for the lack of photos, but I have had problems uploading them on the slow interent connections out here - I will keep trying! Lastly for those who know what it is I am now on facebook. Take care, James.

... I've been getting the occasional weird look. But I'm assuming I dress respectably enough otherwise, because even though ladies do stare, they're also friendly, or at the very least curteous. What I'm getting at is, the further away from Jo'burg you get, the more the stories seem to vanish and automatically, the idea of possible danger gets pushed into the back of your head. No wake-up calls, no reminders that the country is unstable, that human life ...

... from his history book. The next three hours plunged us into an experience superceeding any previous encounter with wildlife (no matter how cute the penguin,) more memorable than any mountain or sunset and more impacting than the most facinating of museums, literature or lectures. As we drove towards the outskirts of the township, we were educated on the still present initiation into manhood. Consisting of a one-month stay secluded in the forest and the smearing of ...