Monday 12th - Sunday 18th Well I did feel just a little smug that I could have a lay in on Monday morning, but at the same time I was now stuck at the campus all week so I had to find something to do. I decided to make some Christmas presents for the family of photo's and my blog s, so that kept me busy for most of the day. I then made a point of going swimming for an hour every day in the pool, and it was great to dive in at the end of a really hot day. ...

Week 22 - Monday 5th - Sunday 11th So this week it was all about finishing up with paperwork and everyone leaving. Monday morning we had to go into town to do our written SASSETA Rifle test. Which we all passed…not surprising seeing as it was an open book exam! Then after that we were left for a bit to go shopping while the 4x4 was being fixed, so instead of waiting around town we decided to go to Sleepers and get a Milkshake! After we were all full on Milk...

Tuesday 29th - Sunday 4th Tuesday was so quiet and boring compared to the last ten days. We didn't do anything special today except for revision for our trails guide theory exam on Thursday. So Ben and I spent the day uploading our photos and trying to whittle out the crap ones from the 1500 pictures I had taken. Not an easy task! It was great going through the pictures, there were so many I didn't realize I had taken, and so many memories that were caug...

Sunday 27th - Monday 28th Sunday 27th We woke up early on Sunday morning so that we could pack up and leave before it got busy. On our way out we popped into the shop and got some drinks for the road. When I came out to get in the car Ben gave me a present from the shop, it was an adorable little toy elephant which is awesome and I have called it Addo. I also got Ben a little present, a new mug that he can have coffee in, seeing as his other one went missing,...

Thursday 24th - Saturday 26th Thursday 24th We spent the whole night driving, taking it in turns to go 250km each and then swapping over. Eventually the sun came up, the weather cleared and we made it to Addo Elephant Park by 11am. Addo is the third largest National Park in South Africa, currently about 180,000 hectares, but plans are soon to change it into a 264,000 hectare mega park with a 120,000 marine reserve, protecting Islands that are home to the end...