Tino Hello, I don't if this is the correct platform to ask the question I want to ask... Is it possible to go to UK by a ship (from South Africa) if so Wat could be the estimate budget for doing this and low long could it take to get there..., how safe is it in a scale of 1-10?????

Didi Hi Guys  See you picked up the landy today, good luck on the trip back, Thanks for the visit and drive safely.DidiLand Rover BedfordviewJohannesburg

Mel Nice one guys!  Well done from all at elephant.co.uk - Looks like CT was a great time - came cack from there in Jume - Stellenbosche!!  Those pics brought back some memories!! Lol!Again, well done!  And good luck with any future adventures!Mel from elephant.co.uk

Daddy Baird Don't miss the flight home! See you Friday!!

Mat Well done guys!  Urgent new assignment - please come over and help out the English team ;))loveAussie Mat

waleed My dear friends Alistair and Henry, I hope you are well.I congratulate you on the completion of this trip I hope that until you safely to the family and friends safely.Dears that trip you have taken a tough and exciting require courage and you have proved that you are brave and you have proved that the beautiful pictures and wonderful interesting and encouraging for young people who have a desire for such a trip.I also congratulate your families wonderful support you and your friends.Once again congratulate you on the trip. Please accept my best wishes for unfortunately clerical errors your friend waleed

Dan and Amy Me again.  just thought you'd like to know that after we left the Baro hotel in addis Martin met up with some guys who run an orphanage in northern ethiopia.  So he decided to travel to the orphanage with them and help out.  Things were apparently going fine until one of the kids was rude to Martin so he tried to throttle the kid.  unsurprisingly Martin was kicked out of the orphanage!!  We met a kiwi who had met him at the Baro afterwards.  When we said that we'd met this crazy belgian called martin this kiwi said "he's not the guy that says you motherf***er all the time is he?"  After i picked myself up off the floor after laughing so i hard i said yes!  Apparently martin is telling everyone this story with as much gusto as the ethiopia story.  good to see some things never change! see you 'round Big dan

Dan and Amy Hey guys,  been meaning to leave a message for ages but kept forgetting!  Anyway, have been having a wicked time since we left you guys in the dark of an early tanzanian morning!  went to diving on zanzibar, got up and down kili, went rafting in uganda, went to all the national parks, went to rwanda and will be heading back into tanzania tomorrow.  not overly looking forward to it because we pretty much have to do the same route down that we did with you guys, 900 km in 27 hours, bring it on!  anyway, cheers for the great photo of me, i am a beautiful man! good to see you made it safely down, hope beardy didn't spend too many nights sleeping on the floor next to the ladder.  take it easy lads, cheers for the laughs (and macbreakfasts) when travelling.  Hope to catch up you, Henry, in Bots and maybe later in the year and we'll all hook up in august for muchos beeros in london.  cheers dan and amy

David and Joanna Lumsden Dear Alastair WELL DONE! What a terrific achievement, and what a world of experiences and sites you have both visited - now for the book! We both send heartiest congratulations. With love David and Joanna

Dave at AfriCat Congratulations chaps, glad you arrived in one piece, any punctures? I expect it will be non stop parties from now on, laying on the beach and dining at the Waterfront. Have fun you both deserve a little rest although your time at Africat was quite relaxing!! For your info I have got two cars going and will be working on the Landie today, oh yeah I have only had to repair two punctures since you left. Drop us a line when you reach Blighty, have fun and don't forget the cardboard mountain here at AfiCat! Dave

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mum machale FANTASTIC - BRILLIANT !!!!!  We heard last night through the Bairds that you had made it.  I thought you were still in Namibia involved in sand dunes, trying to get quad bikes off their backs, so it was quite a surprise to be fast forwarded.  Do give us a ring Hen.  I tried your 'new mobile' number, but was unceremoniously informed by a voice from outer space of your permanent disconnection!!!  We have some more numbers of a Capetown family. So get in touch - could mean real beds and hot meals - Actually you'll probably miss those cosy nights in the roof tent!!!!  So much love to you both.  Mum and Dad

abj 11/29/06  5:28 AM  Eastern Time (Delaware County,Pennsylvania,USA):zip19050 The map says you're now in Cape Town, South Africa ..Congradulations! I've only read two books on Cape Town...I."Africa"(ISBN 0671628097) by author, Sanford J.Ungar which has a grand appendix(Pgs 495-518:re  Angola-Zimbabwe) inclusive of their "colonial or former names":e.g. Botswanda 's former name was Bechuanaland & was a Britain (protectorate) and gained independence 09/30/1966....and II.author, William Finnegan's "Crossing The Line,A Year In The Land of Apartheid..Finnegan taught a year at" Grassy Park Senior Secondary School"in 1980..(ISBN 0520088727)..There was an article in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania's "The Philadelphia Inquirer"(zip 19103) in '2004 by staff writer, Sudarsan Raghavan regarding a return to "Cape Town's District Six" by many who had been evicted in 1959(e.g. Dan Ndzabela ,age 82 & Ebrahim Murat, age 87)..the article was about District Six and "land issues" was according to the article a major issue for President Thabo Mbeki who was scheduled that week to be sworn in for a second term.11/29/06 abj

Miss G Congratulations! Glad you enjoyed Namibia - I had an amazing time there in August.  The dunes are incredible aren't they?! Hope you have a great time in South Africa. Love, Robyn x p.s. only seven and a half working days till the school holidays; hurrah!  It is so much more exciting as a teacher than as a kid.