Stepping out onto perilously thin wire mesh, the ground hundreds of metres below, I take a deep breath before the death march toward the centre of Bloukrans Bridge. It’s what I’ve wanted to do from the beginning of the trip — isn’t it? Isn’t it? I question myself over and over, but not as loudly [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Adrenaline Beauty
Posted in South Africa, tagged bungee jumping, hiking on November 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ostrichs and Caves
Posted in South Africa, tagged caves, ostrich on November 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
South Africa is an undeniably beautiful country. Today I sat up on the beach with wind blowing through my hair as we passed through the mountains. There is lots of room on the truck to stretch out, sun tan and chat with everyone.
After a night in the quaint town of Swellendam, we travelled to an [...]
Cape Town and Farewells
Posted in South Africa, tagged overlanding on November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Cape Town is the end of the road for half of the people I have been travelling with for the past two months. There are so many people I am going to miss, and so many people I am going to see in the future… without our resident funny man Chris or Tash’s famous laugh [...]
Mondesa
Posted in Namibia, tagged mondesa, township tour on November 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There is a definite shift in atmosphere as the truck moves into South Africa. Namibia, of course, is rife with South African connection, much more so than I realized upon entering Mondesa – the township of Swakopmund. Apartheid is so closely associated with South Africa that it is easy to forget how it affected all [...]
The most insane week….
Posted in Botswana, Namibia, tagged adrenaline, safari, san people on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Internet in Namibia has been shaky at best, despite being one of the most westernized countries that we have visited so far. I almost feel like the “Africa” portion of my trip has ended, even though I will be doing a township tour on Wednesday that will surely change my mind. As a result of [...]
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In the words of one wise professor, Amy is fulfilling the true calling of every English literature student and "becoming a vagabond."
This year will see her leaving her two homes -- Canada and England -- to chase the summer around the world with fellow adventurers Sarah and Jason. She will travel to eastern and southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand and south east Asia during a ten-month hiatus from school and the real world.
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