Update

Only 5 weeks to go before Delilah and I depart on our European leg of the trip. Things are finally starting to blend in, visas, carnet, vaccinations and Malaria tablets now all acquired, all maps and petrol cans have now arrived, clothing, tools and camping gear all packed and accounted for. I have also received my camera so lots of pictures and videos to follow. We have now converted our lounge to be 'ground control', something resembling District 9.

We decided to take the initiative and find out our blood types just in-case of an emergency. Delilah seems to be pretty much alien as we both figured, took 2 blood tests and and came out with 2 different blood types. End result of the exercise is that both Andre and I are both O+ and Delilah is A+ which means that, in the event of an incident, the blood can come from within the group, which is a great relief.

We've even started to pack up our stuff in the house, as we intend giving it up, moving somewhere new when we get back to the UK. Looks like were gonna end up with just short of a luton van load of stuff to go into storage for 5 months. At this time I just wish things would move along and we could get on the road.

One thing I would like to mention is that we are raising awareness and funds for disabled kids at the Tembaletu School in Cape Town. I am trying to sort out a link or a giving page for donations, so keep your eyes on the Charities page, accessed from the tab above.