I left Cape Town on the 7th March with Kate Emma and Suemei to make our way up the garden route . We were travelling on the Baz Bus which is a hop on hop off bus that drops you to the door of the hostel of your choice... so very lazy travelling but good for south africa as its a lot safer. Our first stop was Stellenbosh- the wine growing region for South Africa. We spent the day wine tasting in four different wineries. The settings of the winery were stunning and...

We arrived in Namibia on the 16th Febuary where we made our way to Etosha National Park where we were camping for 3 nights. Our first night was spent at Namutoni camp. We did the first game drive late afternoon, when most of the animals are out! We managed to see a whole range of animals and we even got to see a Lion and its cubs....which was incredible as it was about to go for kill! But unfortunately due to the time we were unable to catch the end of it as ther...

We crossed the border into Botswana on the 11th Feb. Here we did our first Game Drive in Chobe National Park. The park was beautiful we saw hurds of elephants, Zebra, Giraffes, Imparla and Hippos! In true third world style we got a flat tyre and in the swelltering heat of the day we had to help the guide change it.... which took a while! After changing the tyre we did a sunset cruise up Chobe River. The next day we travelled to the famous Okavango Delta where we ...

After a 10 hour flight surrounded by 3 screaming babies and no flight entertainment we arrived in Zimbabwe on the 8th Feb. Here we met our Safari group that we were joining for the next 20 days. There was a mix of British, Australians and Kiwis... all wicked guys :-). We spent 3 nights at Victoria Falls getting to know our group. We enjoyed Victoria Falls National Park, a su

I completed my open water scuba diving course in Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef with Pro Dive. We spent the first 2 days in the classroom learning theory and practicing skills in the pool. Absolutely hated the first time i was using a regulator to breath and after the first day i wanted to quit the course. With the encouragement of my instructor i stuck with it. We then spent 3 days on board the boat being treated like princesses! So much food! We c...