Protea Wanderers Illovo
Cnr Corlett Drive & Rudd Road, Johannesburg, 2116 Illovo, Gauteng, 2116, South Africa
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Bad Timing to Finally See a Great Thunderstorm
... us a great send off. It is sad to say goodbye to our new friends!
We thought we had seen the last of the animals, but as we were driving out we saw a bushbuck, & then two giraffes, one on each side of the road. We were thinking that it was a bit suspicious because they had "Thanks for Visiting" & "Please Come Again Soon" signs around their necks... LOL!
On the way to the airport we saw a lot of activity along the road. There were a few ...
On the path of the "Struggle" In Soweto
... and families of eight may live with no amenities under one tin or plastic-sheeted shack the size of a garden shed. Barbed wire and chicken wire fence off rusting, leaking homes, while ‘roofs’ are held up on rotting wooden posts. A common sight is to see many people washing their clothes at the community faucet or getting a haircut on the corner by the one local barber while sitting on a "chair" made of boxes.
But for all ...
Johannesburg
... in the prison may have been the worst of any prison in the world. The prison was segregated and one for black men who were in there just because of the color of their skin. They had different conditions than the white men. I was able to walk into one of the old overcrowded communal cells , which black men had to share with each other. Peaceful protesters were put in the same cell as murders and rapists. Often they refused ...
Apartheid Museum
... as a reason for something not working, not being there or being late. Its just a lame excuse for being either too lazy, unorganised or just plain incompetent.
I went to a local internet café to jump online after lunch and that was when I found out my car was gooooone after some arseholes set fire to my garage back in Newcastle, so I wasn't in a happy mood. If they had stolen it to take for a drive I would understand ...
Day 46: New friends & Botswana
The hostel we stayed served breakfast as well (which is unusual…).We had some cereals, toasts (toasts!!!! not plan bread…!!!), tea, coffee and left the hostel at 6am.Today we will pick up new companies for the tour and we had to cross the town at rush hour to go to the hostel where we were supposed to pick them up.
It was a cold morning again so we were all wrapped in sleeping bags on the truck.On the way to the hostel, the driver ...



