Hayestack

  East London
After a couple of days Willy Junior gives us a lift the short distance from Kei Mouth to East London. We have enjoyed our stay but the relief on departing was like leaving home for a second time. The feeling of independence was palpable and the world was waiting to greet us.
East London, [...]

Just as in Israel at the time of the birth of Jesus, everyone in Rundu travels at Christmas.  It’s not that  we need to be registered for taxation, it’s just too hot here. At times the mercury hits the forties.
Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem, we are going to Bloemfontein.  This is the legislative [...]

Try wedging yourself in a tree where a branch meets the trunk and take a succession of 10 minute naps throughout the night. This is how the bushmen traditionally slept and how they became known as tree sleepers. How they managed to procreate is a mystery.
At the end of the Tsumeb training we stayed [...]

This will probably be a short entry as I shall probably fall asleep over my computer. The reason is simple. Throughout every night we are subjected to the deafening cacophony of a hundred Baskerville hounds seemingly baying for our blood. The effect is spine-chillingly awful. It can start with one puppy spluttering over a chicken [...]