Last day in swazi

I have been fixing an old tractor, replacing oil pump and starter. Had to tow it with the bucky (pickup to you english folk) to jump start it as there was air in the fuel line. Am well ready for a shower! Drove across fields to visit an irrigation project yesterday, and it rained last night - it was good to hear the sound of rain on the roof again.

Will post pictures as soon as my dad gets them off facebook

Am in Swaziland this week

No pictures as yet. Have been squashed in the back of a pick up with a wheel barrow, 10 spades, 10 forks, 10 watering cans, lots of food, tools, and some spare parts and its super hot

Been and gone

Been out of touch lately as mum and dad have been over, and it was very good to see them Dad worked with me on some of the cars (plus a cement mixer and an urn!) Mum went out into the community and worked with local people at Syathcthcka. Dad mended a window and bricked up a doorway, and mama helped in the garden, visited, and helped out at an Aids education session.

We also had fun, and visited Kruger National Park, dad did the Big Swing (well done dad), we went quad biking, mama went horse riding, we all had a massage, climbed a mountain, looked through God's window, and ate ostrich, and pap'n'chicken

It's a drag, but a quick one

We went to watch drag racing near the Mozambique border. Top cars and bikes, and you could get really close

Not long now...

until mum and dad come over. They fly out next Wednesday 4th and have come over as volunteers for 3 weeks. I think my dad will be working with me, so it will be like old times with him passing me tools, and telling me what to do while I do the work.

I am really looking forward to seening them again.

some pictures of my time in Cape Town

Baboons are BIG!

On my way back to White River now, after a brill week in Cape Town. Table mountain was really good, and yesterday we went to the tip of the Cape - as far south as you could get, where the Altlantic meets the Indian Oceans.

We went to a baboon sanctuary, and when we parked up, and opened the door a baboon jumped in and sat down! They are pretty big close up. I shieldied Sharon and tried to hit it with a water bottle, while it snarled at me. Teeth or what! It then jumped in the front seat, and I did manage to swipe it one and it jumped out and ran away. You don't get that in Harrogate.

A bit later on I bought two small pizzas in the cafe, put one down for the briefest of moments and it got taken by a baboon. I chased it round the cafe, and it eventually dropped the box, but there were only about 3 pieces left.

We also visited a penguin park, and I watched a man try and take an up close picture of a penguin from about an inch away, and was surprised when it viciously pecked the camera and broke the lens! Who was the more stupid?

We went out last night, and didn't get back in till after 2:00, and was up at 8 for a trip to a theme park. The last ride I went on was the log flume, so flew back to Johannesburg with wet clothes. Am on the bus now for the 4 hour journey back to White River.

I might be going to Swaziland next week. Watch this space.