On Tuesday we went to collect Poki from Rotterdam. It all went very smoothly, although it almost didn’t. Dennis had set his phone alarm for 4am. It didn’t go off. Very fortuitously Dennis woke at 4.30. Our taxi to take us to Gatwick AIrport was due at 5. It was…
For the last few days the weather has been abysmal. Heavy rain with thunder at times. Hence we are confined to barracks and it is a good opportunity to update you on Poki and future travel arrangements. Poki’s progress. Poki is at last on the high seas. The Maersk, Santa…
Update on the unknown insect bite? Amputation didn’t take place..:) 2 weeks of antibiotics appear to have worked. The NHS was incredibly thorough. After my visit to A &E, I had a call from the Infectious Diseases Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, asking to see me.…
Wednesday 20th. Just a brief on the winding up of our Stage 4 Africa trip. Late in the morning, we received a message to say Poki would be ready to collect at 2pm. We had had an early lunch, which was fortunate, as the power went off at 12.30 and…
Sunday I am combining 2 days, as there isn’t a lot of interest to report. On Sunday, we had to pack up a wet tent. I already had a bag of damp washing. Camping isn’t fun when it rains! We had to checkout from the camp at 10am, so really…
It was a pretty somber mood in Poki this morning. We were either reflecting on the events of yesterday afternoon, or were just tired. Neither of us could get to sleep as our brains would not turn off and a cacophony of cockerels ensured we were awake at around 4.30…
First : Happy Birthday to Sarah in Whistler. Dennis’ youngest daughter. Despite a Park vehicle driving past us soon after we had parked, we had a peaceful night. I was expecting someone to come and tell us to move, but it didn’t happen. I was woken at one stage during…
Last night our waiter had told us the best time to see whales from the decking area overlooking the bay, was between 7 and 9 in the morning. When I asked him was type of whales they were, he replied “black whales”. So, we’ve no idea what species they are.…
This morning we weren’t rushing. After 2 long driving days, we decided to take it easier today. As it was almost dark when we arrived last night, we hadn’t really looked at the beach. We we separated from the beach by a wire fence. There are lots of people. They…
Up soon after 6. We had a long day’s driving ahead of us. We chatted with fellow South African campers, Rob and Brigitte, about the route and places to stay. This delayed us a bit, but we were on the road at 8.45. From where we were camped by the…