Mountain Sanctuary Park
Travel Blogs from Johannesburg
The end of the road
... man, and seeing how much the world loves him is crazy. We certainly left today with a lighter step.
[Author's note: what follows is a random, midnight rambling, feel free to disregard.]
And now here I am. Typing this in the night, my bags (mostly) packed. About to go check my flight in online, hoping for a good seat. At around 7:30 pm on Monday the 12th I'll be back home, my adventure over. At least for now. That thought, the idea that it isn't all over, sustains me, makes ...
Wks 67 & 68 - Northern Drakensberg to Joburg
Weeks 67 & 68 - Northern Drakensberg, Lesotho, Johannesburg (17 July - 28 July)
The Baz Bus departed too early in the morning for my goodbyes to Lisa and friends to be overly sad and emotional, however once I'd finally fully woken up during the 4 hour journey I felt that old familiar lump in my throat and vowed to myself to be back for a visit as soon as I can.
As we drew ever closer to the awe inspiring Drakensberg mountain range I felt the sadness lift a little ...
It Starts.
... so much that I was not able to catch a bit of modern family whilst eating my ragatoile uninterrupted and happily sleeping almost the entire flight. Yay!
Johannesburg is treating me well thus far. Customs and Border Security were a pleasure with staff cheerfully greeting me and welcoming me to their country, ensuring I had packed warm clothing as it is "freezing at the moment." Picked up and taken to my (verging ...
Johannesburg, after 5 months and 20 000kms
... allait le montrer à un acheteur potentiel le lendemain. Alors que je ne m’y attendais même pas, le téléphone a sonné et notre logement était tout arrangé par cette dame ... dans une belle maison, avec toutes sortes de canards marchant autour et les plus gentilles personnes que nous pouvions trouver ... une chance à nouveau! J'ai été abasourdie. Voilà Notre Vie! Corinne
PS: l'acheteur potentiel pour le véhicule vient de simplement refuser ... nous sommes de retour à la case ...
Vi rykker indenfor i varmen i de sidste dage
... til vores stamværtshus.
Brian
Sun City
Så gik turen til Sydafrikas svar på Las Vegas. Det er dog langt fra det samme. Her er f.eks. kun fire hoteller og to casinoer. Vi kom dertil midt på formiddagen og skulle mod toppen til the lost city, men da vi kom for mange ville de ikke lukke os ind, så vi vendte rundt og kørte ned midt i byen, hvor vi blev sat af. Så havde vi 5 timer på egen hånd. Casino åbnede først kl. 13, så vi skulle slå ca. 4 timer ihjel. Vi fik ...
Location
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