We’ve arrived in Perth safe and sound. The weather is beautiful and we are enjoying a few nights in an apartment-style hotel (thanks Mum and Dad!!) while we plan the next few months of our adventure.
But what about the last few days in Africa? Jeffrey’s Bay is the South African surfing mecca, and true to [...]
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African Memories
Posted in Australia, South Africa, lesotho on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
R.I.P. Mr Gorman
Posted in South Africa, lesotho, tagged Backpacking, mr. gorman, oasis overland, traveling on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Before this entry, I would like to pay my respects to my favourite English teacher in high school, Mr. Gorman, who passed away from cancer on November 29th. He was the teacher who encouraged my development in creative writing, and I wouldn’t have had the courage to pursue writing without him. He taught me Writer’s [...]
Adrenaline Beauty
Posted in South Africa, tagged bungee jumping, hiking on November 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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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