Hi All and Happy 2009! We have now been back in Cape Town for about 5 weeks! We made it safe and sound - no problems, no illness, no hassles. Only 1 flat tyre, 1 speeding fine and 1 standard, run-of-the-mill fender bender. Many challenges, but these are there for a reason. We have been so incredibly privileged to have been able to do this trip, to meet the people that we have met, seen the things we've seen, but most importantly to have learnt life lessons that...

Zambia - rough Africa for the person who doesn't like the "packaged" feel of more "developed" countries in Africa like Kenya and seemingly the first world oasis that is South Africa. I have been meaning to put down in words what my thoughts are of Africa for quite some time, but for some reason it never felt like a compelling enough moment. Sitting under mango trees or lounging lake side or watching the world's last wilderness for wild animal...

We spent only 2.5 days driving through Tanzania. Of course we can't really have an opinion about the place, but from what we saw it is a very beautiful country with an amazing road and hundreds of little mud-hut villages who has as their main sponsors Coca-Cola and Zain (Zain seems to keep the ENTIRE Africa connected). The border crossing went really smooth at around 23 minutes, and then we were officially in the land of mangoes, Lake Malawi and tropical beaches...

Hi Everyone - still rolling! Our car - a Mitsubishi Pajero 4x4 - we have given the name of "Pudding". She is strong and quiet and looks like a custard pudding, but that is where any similarities end. She has gotten us through mud, rocks, swamp and some of the worst roads we have ever seen. We sent her for a 5 day "spa" treatment at Mitsubishi in Kenya before heading off and she has purred like a kitten ever since, taking on Nairobi traffic ...

Hi Everyone, Still safe and sound with a few minor adventures and some major experiences! "Pudding" (our Pajero) is doing fine - she is driving like a dream and we put her through her paces in some of the worst roads we have ever been on. Short version: We are on route to Nanyuki to record a song for B'Ware which is an HIV/AIDS awareness group. We are travelling with a Canadian drummer/singer who met a Dutch couple who have set up an undergrou...