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We're back...

Wow what a trip. Just arrived back in the UK, glad to se the sun is shining here at the moment. We had a great flight and Jen managed to get ther oakleys back from Adrian and Stacey at the Jo'Burg before our connecting flight left. We managed to blag our way onto the enmergency exit row so had loads of leg room, however the responsibilty of having to open the bloddy door in case we crash kind-a stops you sleeping too well anyway, and you certainly don't want to accidentally lean on the handle or its 'tickets'...doh... anyway just in case you are wondering - Virgin won our best airline award closely followed by New Zealand airlines. For humour everyone needs to travel with Kulula, S.A. they chirp all the time with comments like 'In the event of cabin pressure loss, after you stop screaming, put the oxygen mask on your face' and 'If you are caught smoking you will escorted to the seat on the wing where todays film is gone with the wind' mmmm very funny...... but also a tad scary for a security concious traveller like me(Dan).

thanks to everyone who made the trip so smooth and pleasant, and I enjoyed my last Hansa lager with a tear in my eye (maybe thats because it tated like Hansa Light?). Will post some of the nice images for all to look over in the next few days, not today as we have Jo and mart's wedding celebration this afternoon @ 3PM, cool.

A big thank you to EL and Anita and Ev for house sitting with Nando. We really do owe you sooo much, thanks again we could not have done this trip without you. xxxx

Stellenbosch and Somerset West

We have been staying with Jens sister Susan for the last week. Getting packed in a few mins for the return leg to the UK via Jo'Burg, it will be a long day... We have Jo and Martin's wedding party on Sunday so we are looking forward to seeing our friends there. We have had a great time here, Lauren and Chris threw a party for us where we saw all of the Capetown crowd and Susan threw a party last night (Friday) for us with some Somerset Westies... The mood here in SA seems to be positve, even if they may get beaten today in the Rugby again. The Ian Sharpe Braii award goes to South Africa for the diverstiy of food and pure.
Thanks to everyone for all your good wishes, support and friendship, we are so lucky to have friends like you guys and please keep in contact with us via email as much as possible.




I also bought a Portchie original from the gallery in Stellenbosch, Jen doesnt really like it, but i thought it may spur a comment or too if i put a pic on here and let you decide... Anyway Time to pack now and say our goodbyes, and again thanks to everyone who helped us and let us stay etc during our trip. It has been exhausting but really so much fun. We will keep our wedding plans updated on this blog and hope to see you all sometime in the next year or two, see ya laterz....Dan

Capetown

We arrived in Capetown on Monday. We are staying with Susan and Charlie now in Somerset West. Rob and Wendy sorted out a turkey on the Braii for us last night and we are going out for a meal tonight. Lauren and the CT posse are throwing a party for us on Thursday and we are having a party at Susans on Friday to celebrate our engagement. Off to the Canal Walk Mall now, after Jen and La come back, Matthew Halbert is a legend and is trying to feed the keyboard water so I have to sign off now...Heres a message from Matthew...trfcrfsg hfhgtgjmn nb sn dc dc dc hb nbb nmnmnb hh. He loves the keyboard... Cheers

Durban and KwaZulu Natal

We arrived here in Durbs on Weds and had a great evening with Moira and Adrian. We had brekkie on the beach on Thursday and met Chris at durban Airport for the Journey to to the Game reseerve called Hwahlanhui and Umfoliozi. They had the big five there but we did not catch any of the big cats. Big Five - Lion, Ele, Leop, Rhino, Buffalo. We got the Ele, buff and Rhino (Black and White sighted - Black Rhino very aggressive and dangerous but also not many of them left!)



We did a night drive with a game ranger and had sundowners at the beach...great. A great tips and here are a selection of photos of the trip for you to have a look at.


There is also a random photo of Dan in a Shabeen in Soweto (SOuth WEst TOwnship). We loved this tour it was from our Jo'burg leg but I only just found the photo. sorry.

Photos...Austalia - Singapore

Sorry its been a bit late coming, here are some pics of dan having a singy sling in Raffles hotel.

Theres also a Photo of Kim and her baby, thye are living in Australia Just outside Brisbane.
Also theres a nice piccie of a Croc in the water from some Aussie Zoo, nice.

Singapore Slings @ Raffels

Well, what to do when you have five hours to kill in Singapore. We just blitzed down to Raffels Hotel where they invented the Singapore Sling and blew our money on some of them. We looked masively out of place, but to hell with it...they dont know us...Now waiting to go to Jo'Burg on a 11 and a half hour flight. we are both knackerd and keep buying stuff at duty free to keep us awake... Ummmm internet seems to be free abroad...either that or I am racking up loads of bills and dont know it. Anyway, se ya later and hopefully we will get some good films this time instead of Mission impossible three and ince age 2 (doh!!!!!). All the airlines seem to show the same stuff, oh well.

Brisbane Airport - Singapore

We are now getting ready for a mammoth leg of the journey. We have spent some time at Brisbane, which is great, a lively city with a great vibe. We are heading to Singapore in an hour and a half on Singapore Airways (which are supposed to be good, hopefully). We have heard a lot about all this stuff at Heathrow, hope it has not affected any of our friends and family. Anyway its an eight hour to singapore, then a five hour wait then a nine hour or more?? to Johannesburg. Jet lag here we come. Hope all is well with everyone, will post some piccies of SA. Looking forward to seeing the SA crowd now, its been a long time...too long. Thanks to John, Mary, Wendy and Margie. We had a great time, you ALL have made the best decision to move out to Aussie Land, even if they have weird Aussie rules stuff going on.

Post Ya laters,

Dan & Jen

Hailstorm on the beach

You would not believe this. We just went for a run on the beach, it was dusk and sun setting and quite warm and then BOOSH we got pelted with marble sized hail stones, very very sore. ouch....and quite scary..we were about 1.5km from the car and any shelter!!!! doh. oh well we survived, photo to come....

Aussie wildlife

Just been to the Koala Park...and to some massive waterfalls..

Down under...

We have been pretty busy. we have gone around this area, body boarding at south west rocks, some massive waterfall. whale watching - humpbacks; nice. Off to watch the south africa vs australia game and jens aunty's house now...