The Great Trek

Sorry for the pause in the posts. Katie has been working feverishly to finish up her thesis, which means she gets first priority when it comes to using the computer. But she could be done as early as tomorrow. When she finishes, the posts will resume - but only for a week.

After that, we're piling into Swamp Thing and heading off on a big drive across South Africa. Our first stop is the Brede River, about two hours east of Cape Town. The rest of our plans are still fluid, but we hope to see South Africa's Wild Coast, and maybe pop in to Swaziland before heading to Johannesburg for a few days. We might drive through Botswana, and we are eager to spend more time in Namibia. We'll leave on Feb. 17th and may not get back to Cape Town until March 20. It should be quite an adventure.

Swamp Thing is currently getting a thorough going over by a mechanic to make sure he's in shape for the trip. He's got some long days ahead.

Katie and I, on the other hand, can't wait.

I'm hoping that I'll be able to get to a computer about once a week to type up a journal of the drive, but we'll have to play that by ear once we're on the road.