Hello again, howzit?I need to start with an apology for gloating in the previous blog over the obvious weather differences between here and the UK - I have definitely been paying for it over the past few days!Over the last few days the weather has been truly awful; in fact it has got so cold that I've had to bring out all my warm layers that I haven't worn since Canada! Anyway, first things first, I now have my Mozabique visa!Getting it was a surprisingly pain...

Yebo! How are you all? Well, as you can see, I survived my safari/conservation course :-) Not only that, but I had an amazing time. It's going to be hard to get the whole 4 weeks into a blog entry of readable length, but here goes! We were based on a small game farm in the shadow of the Drakensburg Mountains (see pic) on the edge of Greater Kruger. There weren't any "big 5" permenantly on the farm (although the odd leopard did make it through the ...

Hello everyone!Well, I've made it to Singapore, and therefore the end of my SE Asian adventure :-(I fly out to South Africa tomorrow morning where I'll be spending a month at a conservation and horseback safari centre on the edge of Kruger national park.As well as going out on rides to try and spot some wildlife, I'll be helping out with their various projects and learning all about the bush!The centre doesn't have any internet access (it doesn't even have main...

Hello! I've had a very exciting past few days - I am now a licensed open water diver! Over the past 3 days I've completed the PADI open water diving course which allows me to dive anywhere in the world :-D. We did 4 confined water dives (diving in shallow water near the beach) and 4 open water dives. Not only is it an awesome feeling being able to breathe underwater, we saw some beautiful fish (including clown anemone fish - otherwise known as Nemo fish...), sea ...

Hello everyone! There seems to have been a problem with the blog - I've emailed them to try and sort it but no-one seems quite sure what's causing the delay. So, I made it back from the rainforest! We had a great time, although it took ages to get there (and back) - 2 1/2hrs by coach and then 3hrs by boat...but it was worth it. We started the first night with a jungle walk, and saw several beautiful spiders, a tree snake, several varieties of stick insects ...