Cape Town was 450km away an we needed to be there before 1400, so we left before 0800. The drive was stunning with scenic views and large natural crevices that the road meandered through. We arrived at Cape Town international airport at 1355, 5 minutes to spare. Simon and Christo picked us up and took us to meet Mary Lou's mother, whom we would he staying with whilst in the Cape. Thea was a lovely lady whom welcomed us warmly and I felt at home right away. I re...

An early start we managed to cram a lot of activities in our single day in Oudtshorn. Oudtshorn is in fact like a dessert and is surrounded by huge mountain ranges therefore whilst leaving them lush and green, Oudtshorn is dry and barren. Today was due to hit 47degrees centigrade. First stop was the Cango caves, apart from the skull numbingly boating guide, the caves were pretty impressive. I was very thankful to be out of the sun and into the natural cold and ...

Mike, Heidi and I went horse riding in the morning. Was great fun and, I managed to beat mike in an all out gallop across the beach. Nice relaxing last day with everyone together at the beach and exploring the dunes. The day we had to leave was a sad one. In order to get to the airport we all crammed into the car, luggage and all. I took the smallest seat, crammed in with all the bags. Simon kindly allowed us to extend his car hire, and we would pay the diff...

Tom has given his sickness to Marl Lou. She has it a lot worse, which is a real shame because were going on safari today. First we visited kwantu elephant interaction program. This is a new development from Kwantu game reserve, and will soon be a very posh enterprise. Our guide for our elephant interaction was a Zimbabwean, and although he had all the knowledge he left painful pauses between sentences which was funny. They had 5 elephants here, and they roam aro...

Tom thinks he has Malaria again. I however reckon it was due to him staring at a computer screen for 5-6 hours solid after typing his blog.. Turns out were both wrong, he has something else.............. Cost £70 in Medicals. That afternoon we had booked a trip up the local Bushman's river to spot some game. The river is part of a protected area and also runs though, or acts as a border of lots of private game reserves. Resulting in a rich supply of birdlife a...