Thanks to Mr. Koos Nel we have a functioning car. He made a replacement radiator tank from scratch out of brass. The real genius of it is that the guy doesn't even own a ruler. This is why he can afford to look so pleased with himself in the photo. Thanks to a Grahamstown doctor called Dr. Boort my bronchitis seems to be clearing up. I've got some strong antibiotics and cortisone that have started to clear the airwaves. Thanks to Kimmy we are standing in the At...

The car mechanic who sent us here looked a bit like the character played by Billy Bob Thornton in U-turn. -look when you get there you are going to want to turn straight around and run away. But Koos is a bit of a genius with radiators, so he may be able to help you. Koos is an old Afrikaans guy. He has the fingers of a caveman. They are filthy, fat and stubby with years of oil and grime embedded deep under the fingernails. His eyes are watery and the 'whites' ...

Happy Birthday Lindsay!!!!!! Yay!!!!!! We had a big party to celebrate Lindsay's 29th birthday. Everybody who is anybody in Pennington was there in their best togs to have a braai. There was Brian and Diana. The birthday girl and Nick. Anne and Graham. Brian, Pam and Hilary from down the road. It was super, although all the saffers said that it was something called a 'lekker jol'. I think this meant they had a nice time. Even the tannies - haha. Happy Birthd...

Dear Diary They say that Johannesburg is a dangerous place. When I visited this part of the world before I didn't dare leave the safety of a 4 star hotel. But this time I see they are right and I will list just a few of the dangers here: 1. Danger of being caught in an electrical storm. There have been at least 4 of these in the 4 days we've been here. You can feel a build up of atmospheric pressure and then it really lets loose on a biblical scale. The fork l...