Heya, just been reading some of your journal entries, looks like your having an amazing time, they're ace. They are so long, how do u find the time to write them??! Haven't had time to read all of them, but I'll catch up when i get back home. Can't believe I've only got 10 days left in Kenya! Love you both lots and lots and lots!!! Cxxxxxx
Maaaaaaaatt
Woooo More Journal Entries!!! Yeah!!!
Hayley
Just read your journal on the shark dive, I am so so pleased you did it, and from what you have written so are you. It is incredible and you will never forget the experience - wow!! Things go on as usual at Vodafone with little or no real exciting news - Lewis is very well and full of life as usual - my non smoking is now 3 weeks in - so life is good still missing you. Enjoy Australia!!
Omf
Hi Girls,Thanks Tami for your wonderful report on your Township tour, it literally moved me to tears! After all that 'education' hope you are enjoying chilling out in Sydney
Luv you (both) loads
Tony And Chrisitne
oh forgot to tell you soph, Nicky Keegan had a bouncin baby girl today (12th March) she weighed a huge 8 pounds and has lots of hair!!! she was in labour (which was enduced) since friday night ouch!!!! her name is nephe (pronounced neve) thought you would like to know! have fun!!!
Tony And Christine
Hey girls! you seem to be having a fantastic time and we are really enjoyin reading ya journals, even though it is distracting me from my course work oops!! We both miss you loads and cant wait to read the next part of your adventure as we are soooooo jealous! woolies is missing you sophie still as crap as ever!!!!! have fun and be careful speak to ya soon! luv tony and christine xxx
Matt Nix
Girls!!! It's been a while, or at least it seems like it has anyway; I’ve been so horrendously busy. Even now I should be finishing this rubbish report, but I got a little sidetracked: I've just finished reading, and re-reading all your journal entries!! Honestly it’s so entertaining! Better than any book!! I just thought you might like to know that so far you have amassed 16,301 words over 56 pages (almost as much as a dissertation!) And you’ve only completed 15% of your trip! KEEP IT UP!! I want to hear about every day!! Even if its only one line! Part I: South Africa is great and I’m hoping that Part II: Australia will be even better!!So you guys made it to Australia then did you? I must admit I’m a little relieved. One of the guys I was working with on this last project was regaling me with horror stories of South Africa; his father is currently working in Jo-Berg. However, I know you guys can look after yourselves; you’ve definitely proved that now at any rate! So how is Bondi beach?? I’m pretty jealous that you guys can continue to sun yourselves, although Google weather tells me that its not THAT hot is Sydney.. Mid-20’s or so.. Still, I suppose that’s better than rainy old England!!! How long till you are heading up North?? Should still be nice and warm up there for a bit!! Sorry to hear that you got stung by a jelly fish Tami. I know you know what to do about that as you’ll have seen the relevant Friends episode.. ;) – Sophie, sorry Tami will tell you what I’m on about.I’m jealous about the Bungee jumping and Shark cage diving as well.. well less so about the sharks as the freak me out!! (Although, like Tami, I find them strangely fascinating!) The Safari sounded awesome too!!Anyway, so there’s not much going on back here.. One more week of uni left before the holidays then its REVISION central. My exams are at the end of April, so not much time!!! It’s a shame you guys are coming back just after my graduation because I found out today that I can get hold of extra tickets! Lol! Anyways, I won’t be here when you get back as I’m going to be in California until the 26th of July. Sucks huh (well not really!!!) so I expect YOU to meet ME at the Airport.. :PAnyways, I think I’ve rambled on for long enough, I have to get back to my work now.. yey!! Hope you’re having an awesome time!!Remember to keep up the journal.. or else!Lots and lots and lots of Love,MattxxXXxx
Jon Nix
Firstly, congratulations to Sophie, however you managed to sit patiently while Tami wrote that last journal entry i will never know. 2461 words Tami, that is longer than almost all of my lab reports for Uni, and to be honest, it probably has far more facts in it as well hehe. I must say that I am still in awe of the absolutely splendid job you two are doing of the journal entries, I cannot commend you enough. I am still keen to see how long you can keep it up. I have a date that I wrote down when you guys left and I am sticking to it lol.
Jefferys Bay Is amazing. That’s the place I managed to hand mine and Howards passports over to a drunken old woman before managing to set my face on fire showing off to some locals. Actually now I come to think of it the girl who made me that shot worked in the billabong factory too. Small world hey!!
Tami I am so very very proud of your for doing the bungee jump that was super! Not that im not proud of you Sophie, its just I know that your crazy and it would have been a very big deal for Tami, so well done!!
So you chose to go to Mossell Bay then Hmmmm. I know that a town famous for a tree may appear exciting for some people however when your stuck there for 3 days, it generally loses it originality, but hey if you guys enjoyed it! Lol
I can imagine it now, Tami is sat on the ferry just generally chatting to people looking at the sights and having a lovely relaxing time, while Sophie moves from person to person critically analysing them and making notes about each of them in her journal, most of them not very pleasant. Particularly poor Jonathan! Hehe. It time for me to hit you with some knowledge. Seal island is possibly the location of the greatest concentration of great white sharks in the whole world! It was the first place where they were seen to totally breech the water attacking seals on the surface. Just though you would like to know that Tami. Did you see and jumping Great Whites???
I recon you should bring some of those car robbing baboons to Salford, I recon they would get on very well with the locals, they appear to have the same hobbies and probably nearly the same intelligence.
It seems you two did very well on the cycling too. Second place isn’t too bad I guess for a girl at any rate. Oh and Sophie im sure your thighs are bigger than mine now, just like your hips!! Hehehehe
Skeleton Gorge is amazing isn’t it. That’s how me and Howard went up table mountain. Pretty steep though Im not terribly sure how you managed not to notice you were climbing a mountain, but it is very over grown so I know you cant see out.
Anyways, its really good hearing from you two!! I haven’t been too well recently as you may have heard. Food poisoning is rubbish. Especially as I have the 2nd longest race of the year on Saturday and im still not 100%. I have my fingers crossed that it will be ok.
Behave yourselves! Love you both
Jon xXx xXx
Chris
Hey, I can't believe you went to Ronnies sex shop without me! Missing you guys but glad to see your enjoying yourselves even if most of the pics from your night out are of sophies eye?! Have fun speak to you soon
Doffers
Hi Darlings,
Have just spent ages looking through all your photo's, looks as though you are having a fab time, how do you manage to look so glam all the time. I'll show you some of mine when you get back, from the 60's in Kenya, good for a laugh.
Hope all is going well, keep thinking about you often, let us know in the journal when you are expecting to move on.
Fran has her computer back, and I gave her the address, so hopefully you will be hearing from her in person.
Loads of love to you both.
Look after your selves.
D.xxxx
Viv
Hey girls,
I love reading about your adventures, gives me a really good excuse not to do any work!!
Thought of the the other day - Luke was showing me the weird features on his Wii (the Nintendo console) and it had Wii Weather on it and he showed me Cape Town. Looked like you were having the same kind of weather as us, just a lot hotter (aren't you lucky)
I'm going to try and get a job back a Voda for the hols, but it wont be the same without you Tam - I'll have to sit and eat lunch on my own :'(
Anyway - have a lecture to go to
Be safe - Viv
Matt "after Last Night's Altercation - Definitly The Lion" Nix
GIRLS!!
I've read half your AMAZING journal entries since you've been away, they are ace! It feels like I'm almost there with you. If you can keep it up the whole time you're away then that will be fantastic!
I've really gotta rush back to Cam, such a hectic lifestyle!! And I'm gutted I can't read the rest now, but I'll catch up soon!!
Can I suggest uploading photos to Facebook, its really 100 times quicker as it compresses them all, and you can upload 60 at once, rather than five!! Start a Sophie and Tami Group or something! Then you can preview them all, and put your favourite ones on here! might save you loads of time Tam..!!
Anyways, Gotta run!! Can't wait to speak to you again! Oh, btw, whats the deal with phones now? Who's on what number?!?!?!
LOVE YOU BOTH LOTS & LOTS!
M
xXXx