The main stop in Botswana was the Okavango Delta, this was where the fun really began! We spent two days in the Delta bush camping. To get to the campsite we got into mokoros (dug out canoes) and had a poler (like punting), at the back who pushed you through the delta. As we unloaded our stuff all the polers were stood there waiting to pounce, I got the oldest poler going and off I was ushered into a really stable makoro! They made it lovely and comfy for you wit...

I left Jo'burg to go on a 10 day tour to the Victoria Falls and through Botswana stopping at Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta. We got into Zambia after a number of painful border crossings, and set up camp for the next couple of days. The next morning a couple of us went on a microlight flight over the Victoria Falls. This was our first glimps of the falls and it was amazing, you could see the mist rising from miles away and I've never seen so man...

So much to update!! Since I left Cape Town I headed firstly to Hermanus with the hope of doing some sandboarding with the fastest South African guy on sand! As cool as that would have been it didn\'t really work out and I spent the day doing the cliff walks which had amazing scenery. With the sandboarding not happening and after sampling a bit of Hermanus\' nightlife on a Friday (which had a lot to be desired) I decided to leave to go to Wilderness! Wil...

Hey Guys! You'll be glad to know that I've arrived in Cape Town! After leaving snowy Manchester I'm pleased to say that it's boiling over here! Cape Town is an absolutely amazing place, there's so much to see and do! I've managed to fit quite a bit in, last Saturday I went on a township tour and learnt all about the apartheid - when whites, blacks and coloureds were separated. It was really eye opening and depressing to see people live in horrible cond...