Well Joburg was a hoot, drifting between Shayno and Jareds houses, trying to strike a healthy balance between getting the last things sorted out, saying goodbye, chilling and partying. The Doors disrupted this balance a little on Tuesday night when i learned, along with Shayno that R22 is far to cheap for a bottle of vodka and leads directly to tears.
It seems as if every day we made a list of 5 important things to do, including finishing buying medicine, malaria pills, equipment, etc, and managed at least one, putting the other 4 off for the next day. The result of this being that we still dont have malaria tests, pens or beer. But these things have a way of sorting themselves out.
Now its off to breakfast for a final last goodbye to the Goedhals parents and Pd's mom who flew up to see us off, before we venture towards Botswana, or something? Jared is in charge of directions, for now. Then to the shops, Makro, travel clinic, petrol station.....okay maybe one more day. Or two
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Here are the challenges that your fan base (thats right, you tools have a fan base, how gay is that. you should start a boy band or something) has posted so far:
1. Find and bring back evidence of the existence of a gay bar in Nairobi.
2. Leave a illegitimate child somewhere in africa. (But remember to pay child support, its the right thing to do)
3. Trade an AK-47 for only two chickens.
4. Meet a kid who calls himself General Rambo
5. Meet up with Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman on their "The Long Way Down" sequel to "The Long Way Round". If you accomplish this i will be very upset.
6. Pimp out Stanley Africa style!!!. Use various cheap and useless trinkets that you find along the way - (the level of pimpage will be judged by a panel of experts throughout the trip, so continuous photographic evidence is required)
7. Convince the officers at a small police station in a central African country that Squirrel is a mid-level deity and requires a police escort.
8. Adopt an illegitimate black child from somewhere in Africa (preferably Malawi), and make sure to let the world media know all about it.
9. aggresive pool swim in every country
10. Get 10 pictures of you posing with policemen (or other arm-baring citizens) with their 'pieces' in hand... gumball style. I believe this one is doable.
guys this is great! you better keep blogging throughout the journey okay? (or as much as you can!) much love, and travel safe!
I demand acknowledgment for squirrel's cousin, Igor,who is now accompanying you on the trip. Photo's are a must indeed and beards too. If they didn't confiscate your razors at the Botswanan border, turn around and declare them. I want beards and alicebands, scars (Matt you've done your bit for the trip already - thanks Mamf) and tattoos. Young laborers are a must too. And netting around Stanley - for Ethiopian baby-throwers. ENOUGH! I'm off. I love you guys. Peace to all the African beasts...
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