So we're now in South Africa. W left Namibia experiencing one of the trip's easiet border crossings and heading to the wine regions. Our last night camping was on a farm where they grow a variety of wines and we got to sample them all! Really stunning wine, and port! They then treated us to a traditional chicken poikee (like a stew) with the usual overdose of carbs. The africans always accompany every meal with rice, bread and potates! We're now in Cape Town. ...

Hello all! will keep in brief and attempt to back track to update you all! After leaving Windehock we went to one of the most amazing places we have ever bean - Etosha National Park. The campsite and hotel there is by a flood lit wateringhole. You are literally metres from all the animals that come in to drink. There is a small stone wall around the viewing benches (the wall is big enough to deter animals from wandering in but a few years ago a lion climbed ove...

Hi all We've just arrived in Nambia, we're in Windhoek which has a very distinct German influence as it was owned by Germany after the Scramble of Africa. We've just stopped in the city before heading to our hostel. We all get beds tonight which we're very excited about! We left Botswana today. Its a really lovely place, everyone is really friendly but its a very strange mix of landscape. Most of it is desert scrub land, and the rest is marsh land called Okavang...

Hi all! 27/9/08We're now in Botswana, officially the hotest place we have ever been with the temperature hitting 45 degrees! We left livingstone on thursday and drove to Botswana. The border crossing was another adventure, as they all seem to be. Although this time the border crossing is a small ferry over the Zambizi river. It takes so long to get over (not because of its size but because there is only one tiny ferry). It is the main crossing point for all impor...

Hi guys - a quick update as we have had very little internet for a few days. Malawi - very beautiful as we travelled down the edge of Lake Malawi. The truck broke down allowing the boys to play football with the local kids and Adam convincing them all that Coventry City are actually better than Manchester United. Although the people are very poor they are also very friendly and always have a smile for you. Whilst there we had a mock wedding on the edge of Lake M...