Today the Safari team assembled in Capetown at dawn ..... 1 English, 1 Dane, 1 American and 9 Germans ...... Plus a driver and cook (both from Zimbabwe) The truck was empty but when we went for a seat ....... The best one's had bags on them (or was it towels ?) ..... I wonder who? We loaded the lorry with our gear and climbed aboard ...... This truck would be our home for next 41 days and it has no air-con, the driver said that for the full African experience ...

Day 0 - "The 9 efes" Leading up to the Safari, I had already been in Africa for 3 weeks - two of them with " The 9 Efes" who composed of ( in alphabetical order) .... Al, Archie, Dan, Heather, Joan, Kate, Kerry, Kim and Rachel. We spent two hectic weeks moving from the Mosques, bazaars and bars of Istanbul to a 3 day stay at a Game Park near Port Elisabeth. In between was the elegance of Cape Town and the waterfront, the drunkenness of the Wine region and a bi...