Monthly Archives: January 2012
Photo Update
Yesterday we got into town and purchased a reconditioned Toshiba laptop. The price was relatively good for this part of the world; but the OS is completely in French and I have yet to get around to updating this. What … Continue reading
Monkey Business
Togo is more incredible than I could possibly have imagined, however I will dedicate a more detailed blog entry about it at a later date! So; we pulled into Chez Alice, a small campground on the outskirts of Lomé (capital … Continue reading
Togo Excitement
I have just woken to see the crescent shape of the moon peering down at me through our mosquito net in a field around an hour outside of Accra towards the border with Togo. The reason that I am up … Continue reading
Christmas and New Year
15th January 2012 I thought I should write about our experiences over the festive season, which, although we were only just out of the Sahara desert and in predominantly Muslim countries, felt very Christmassy. We spent Christmas in Bamako; the … Continue reading
This, that and the other
Quite simply the most stunning beach that I have ever had the good fortune to sleep on and swim at… that is where this blog is being complied. Ok… so we are not really sleeping on the beach; more of … Continue reading
Bobo-Dioulasso…
30th December … that’s right Bobo-Dioulasso! It is not some sort of strange strand of malaria or tape worm derivative; but the most wonderful place I have yet to see in Africa! To my great shame I had never heard … Continue reading
Overland to Cape Town 