I'll have many good memories of South Africa and the places Ive been and people I have met. Its was really good being so close to the wildlife and seeing the animals in their natural environment. Sitting around the campfire with the stars shining brightly whilst we listened to African music. Also the people are full of spirit even though many of them have very little. I was also suprised by the lack of creepy crawlies, I was expecting snakes, spiders, insects e...

We had an unusual day today around the pool. This guy in the picture and his mates invited me and danielle to help celebrate one of their birthdays around the pool. So at 12pm we were drinking the finest champagne and wine in the afternoon sun in one of Cape Towns top hotels. These guys were multi millionaires (something to do with sponsoring the cricket team) so buy 4pm the bar bill was around three thousand pounds! Having contributed towards this we felt ...

After a short ferry ride we visited Robben Island and were taken on a tour around the island by a former prisoner. The islands unwilling inhabitants included slaves, political and religious leaders who oppoed Dutch colonialism and other Afrian leaders who resisted the British expansion in South Africa. During the apartheid years Robben Island became internationally known for its institutional brutality. Some freedon fighters spent more than a quarter of a ce...

Another day sunbathing today!! I know you will all be cursing me reading this but hopefully the weather will improve in England soon. We have found a 5* hotel right on the beach that thinks we are guests and so let us through to the pool area!! We get complimentary towels and soft drinks and havent yet been asked for our room number! The sea is absolutely freezing so its nice to have a pool to cool down in.

We spend the day today down at the harbourside. Its very safe around here and you can just sit in the sun and watch all the performers like at Covent Garden. In the afternoon we went on a boat trip with the promise of seeing the dolphins. And within about 10 minutes of us sailing they were swimming alongside the boat. I took several pictires hoping on one I would catch them at the right time as they come above the water but I dont think Im going to make a ph...