Emerald Guest House Kempton Park

... we were mega jet lagged and our king single beds were much more inviting than the airport floor and our seats on the plane!!! The next day was an early start, another tour down to the Cape peninsula to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. You might remember learning about the Cape of Good Hope at school in the history class - although neither of us did lol!! At Cape Point we also realised how totally unfit we are - puffed after walking up the stairs to get to a lighthouse, even after ...

... a friend from high school who is working for the Peace Corps outside Jo'burg. Liz is waiting for me at the airport and we grab a rental car and decide to head to The South African Lion Park (www.lion-park.com) which I've heard so much about. Two hours, five gas stations, downtown Jo'burg (not too pretty), and a very long loop around the city later we wind up at our destination. We ...

10.5 hours later and I'm finally in Africa. The flight wasn't so bad because I downed 2 sleeping tablets and slept like a baby. Woke up about 2 hours out of Johannesburg as we were flying over Madagasca....saw the stars over Madagascar, it was such a clear night...amazing! Spend 4.5 hours waiting around in ...

... park bench in side the tent. It was a little weird being in a tent after the last time I was in one I got shot, but I figured if I'm going to go it might as well be sleeping on a park bench in a collapsed tent in the middle of the African bush. 13th February Mica Mines and Frogs in Shoes. Today I went to see a working mine and processing facility located near the resort in Mica. As the name suggests "mica" was originally discovered at this mine. It is a natural ...

... feeling as flat as a pancake, and three thoughts; a) bloody hell the ground is a long way away - no, wait, **** isn't it getting closer very quickly (this is the sanitized version of my actual thoughts) and b) i thought my life was meant to flash before me - damn it must have been dull because i cannot think of anything right now ! and c) If i throw up will it hit the instructor strapped behind me and cause him to go blind and for us both to ...

... was quicker, but I liked it. The way in was different - not the highway of blight via blackened Witbank. This was the route of the man who knew - and for the first time in a long time I didn't feel that terrible to be back. Relaxing can be a good thing, I've decided. Not that I ever really feel like I have a home, but again, it was good enough for the day. Thanks for driving.