Enjoying cocktails in the Cape Town fog with (from left to right) Louise, Stina, Sue, Elaine and Mike.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Cape Town, Africa
Enjoying cocktails in the Cape Town fog with (from left to right) Louise, Stina, Sue, Elaine and Mike.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Cape Town, Africa
Our last supper. Elaine, Craig, Wayne, Anne, Sue, Rooney, Clare, Rob, Darren, Louise, Stina, Julie, Iris.
Cape Town, Africa
We arrived in Cape Town in the afternoon and all agreed to meet in town for one final dinner together. Finally Claire M and I mastered the art of winking (au natural).
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Stellenbosh, South Africa
Walking back from visiting Clare with the sun setting over Stellenbosh, it is a really beautiful town.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Stellenbosh, South Africa
I think the green stuff in Craig's glass might have had something to do with Darren state.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Citrusdal, South Africa
Nearing the end of the line, we decided a group photo was in order. Back row, left-right: Rob, Claire M, Louise, Gill, Clare, Julie, Stine, Iris. Front row, left-right: Darren, Gareth, Craig, Rooney, Anne-Dorte, Eva, Wayne, Sue, Elaine, Kev, Margret, Mike. Fantastic bunch!
SOUTH AFRICA Through Rosey's Tinted Spectacles
From Orange River we had a very long, hot drive over the boarder to Citrusdaal, arriving at sunset. We spent two nights at this wonderful campsite, very green and lush, with a small pool and a massive fridge generously stocked with homebrew and the most delicious iced roobus tea I've ever tasted. These were our last nights in tent No. 7. We then packed up for the last time and drove to Stellenbosch, a university town, very leafy and suburban, a little like Oxford. We had two nights there, one of which Clare chose to spend in more luxery than our Youth Hostel and checked herself into the Stellenbosch County Hospital ;o) From Stellenbosch we made our way to our last port of call- Cape Town. One more last night out with everyone (anyone else remember Iris chasing a poor boy round the restaurant?) and two days sight-seeing before flying home to the UK after 3 wonderful months on the road.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Nordoewer, Namibia
It had reached a steamy 39degrees so I decided to go canoeing, leaving my camera back at the campsite in my sister's capable hands...
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Fish River Canyon, Namibia
...which they did, with a suprise sunset banquet. I love how it's possible to recognise people from this picture- I can see Kev, Eva, Elaine, Francis and Clare.
Fish River Canyon, Namibia
George, Wayne, Anne-Dorte and Francis dropped us off at one end of the canyon and suggested we might like to walk along the edge to the other end where they would meet us in an hour...
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Kolmanskopf, Namibia
Spoo-ky. A German diamond mining town that was abandoned in the 1950's. A Clare commented it has a very Skooby-doo-esque feel about it.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Aus, Namibia
George took us to Dune 45 before sunrise so we could climb to the top to watch the sun coming up.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Swakopmund, Namibia
The funniest thing ever. Claire M, Stine, Clare and me trying to ride quad bikes on the sand dunes. Hilarious.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Swakopmund, Namibia
From Spitzkoppe we drove into civilisation in the form of Swakopmund. Swakopmund is a bit of an oddity, it reminded me of the Trueman show with the colours and how suddenly it ends and hits the vast desert. We spent two nights here hanging out in the beautiful German cafes and shops and taking on some of the desert activities.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Spitzkoppe, Namibia
Absolutely incredible- one of my favourite nights of the whole trip. Wild camping at the base of Spitzkoppe. I climbed up as high as I could for sunset and then again for sunrise. If the opportunity ever comes up I would love to go back and climb it properly.
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