Warthogs and WiFi It has been over a week since the Landrover clutch was replaced and so far so good. The gearbox remains attached to the engine and the car drives perfectly. The only thing we can fault about Landrover this time is their enthusiasm, After Sales phoned and woke us at 7.30am this morning to ask how the vehicle was driving! Besides making sure the Landrover was behaving, we've been busy on the internet, free WiFi courtesy of the lovely Cafe Dijo h...

Botswana Blues April 2008 It was inevitable after 6 weeks with Bill & Lesley that things would seem quiet and lonely after their departure. So it was no more of Bill's Congo pygmies and crocodile wrestling stories (no, he wasn't wrestling the pygmies but after nearly two years away my written English is getting rusty). We were also missing advice from Lesley regarding transsexual fats (I think that was what she was on about), Billy Rubens (don't ask, eithe...

Hairy Balloons and Other Animals Dark, mysterious, smelly, damp and with a pervading sense of menace, the back end of the Landrover is not a place for those with a nervous disposition! Four weeks in to our South African journey with Bill & Lesley, the Landrover was rebelling, swallowing and hiding clothes, equipment and food, only to release it grudgingly. In one such moment as I rummaged for tent pegs, I encountered Lesley's bikini top, still wet and sand...

"It's a doddle" Should you find yourself in South Africa and a local (in this example an ex-Yorkshireman by the name of Simon) persuades you to do a walk with the words "it's a doddle", get the next plane home! We were staying with Simon and Lyn in their 4 bed, 3 bathroom stunning views holiday home in Simon'sTown (sorry Heike and Clint, we've upsized) when Simon suggested a 10 minute walk up the hill at the back to see a famous grave. I r...

Welshmen and Erectile Problems. "Never go on holiday with a Welshmen" is one piece of advice my parents should have given me but I don't remember receiving it! Why then were we agreeing to accompany the long suffering Paula and her partner Marc "Get us a beer luv" Yendle down from the Kalahari to the Cape? First stop was Upington for repairs; for once this was the trailer not the Landrover! Thanks to excessive wind, and for once I don't me...