I'll be heading off up North next week as soon as I extend my Botswana visa. I would headed north a week or two back but I've just spent the last fortnight with some mystery illness that even the doctor didn't know what it was. So that culminated in injections everyday last week, which did sort out the problem, whatever it was, but has left me with a massive bruise on the hand because the nurse didn't quite know what she was doing.
So the last couple of weeks haven't really been exciting, and I'm still at Ciarons house in Gabs.
However, now I have Colin (I thought of calling it Patsy but it just didn't suit) I went to Molepolole today....
.... Molepolole is NOT the same village I knew 10 years ago. It seems to have expanded quite a bit but felt a lot smaller than when I was there (does that make any sense?). Also, even though the Mafenya Tlala Hotel burnt down years ago, I made a visit regardless and they've now built a massive shopping centre over it. Urgh.
So I came back to Gabs where it is now pissing it down. Isn't that nice?
Tomorrow I'll be heading to Mokolodi so there might be some photos in the next blog. Probably.
Ian--
hip hip hooray you have updated! colin looks good - have you at least got brakes??? no driving away from lions....
ReplyDeleteglad you are feeling better now, very confusing mystery illness. ah well at least you're on the mend!
missing you muchly- keep in touch thank you please
love big sis
xxxxxx
Hello my name is mum.
ReplyDeleteKalahari Ferrari don't you mean Kalahari milk float because thats how fast you will be going. Apart from that it's nice to hear from you. So pleased that you are now on the mend and able to do some travelling. Hope you are having a really good time. Dad has sent you an E.mail. Read it when you can. Lots of love mum x x
P.S. it looks a really nice car love the colour.
hello again.
ReplyDeleteHope you took some pictures of molepolole. God sounds like it's changed a lot since we were there last, what a shame, and enjoy mokolidi.(is that the one where the lodges have no electricty). Colin seems like a nice name.
Ian your not taking many photos......... :-(
ReplyDeleteColin! You should have just named it after your Dad.
ReplyDeleteSome pictures of Mokolodi please. Thanks for you phone call on Friday, it was lovely to hear from you and glad you are now better. Miss you. Love Grandma and Grandad.
Hey chicadee, glad to hear you are feeling better, was slightly concerned after catching you on facebook the other week... the car looks really good, can't believe you called it colin! it hasn't even got a moustache... anyway, Dave says hi and asks about you a lot, I think he is missing you! he has given up his car for a trial period... not sure how he will cope, but time will tell. I love the picture of monkeh, and look forward to seeing more pics soon! take care and have fun (don't forget your sun screen) x alex x
ReplyDeleteHello Ian, Good to see you are still around and haven't become dinner for the lions! We've had rain here, too, pretty hard, with a whole eveing of thunder. Like the new wheels - keep it cleaner than your dad's motor, eh? Looking forward to more pic's, when you can. Keep safe.
ReplyDeleteDid you name your car after the dog in spaced? How's every little thing?
ReplyDeletesophie
x
hello ian, glad to hear you are in maun.send some pictures
ReplyDeletegran and grandad. xxxx
Hi Just a quick note PUT SUN CREAM ON! Hope your face is not so sore now.Looking forward to seeing you in 2/3 weeks time. Your Grandma says hello she can't send any messages i think she has been messing around with her computer again.(what a surprise) Look after yourself see you soon.love mum x x x
ReplyDeleteWe have just got back from visiting Ian after travelling from J.burg through Botswana to the border at Zambia which is where we met Ian. He is very well and enjoying his travels he has relaxed into the African way and looks very much like the traveller. We travelled with him through to Namibia which we all loved. Travelled back to Botswana through to J.burg which he picked Richard up who will now spend the next few weeks with hopefully they will get to mozambique
ReplyDelete