Africa bits and pieces

Hi there (whoever you are)

We have arrived in Sao Paulo and I thought I better do a bit of a recap on our African adventures (other than the building stuff) before we get swept away in a wave of sangria, sun, sand and samba (ok maybe not samba).

Instead of a long winded narrative, I'll let you take a look at some of our photos and explain as we go - Warning: I have taken a lot of snaps of African animals...cos they are awesome...so lets start with them:

This elephant got a bit tetchy with us invading his space at a delicate time...he is an unusual breed of 5 legged elephant...

This is more of a family portrait

Couldn't resist sorry - Zebra crossing.

Melman(s)

Yas and Lans getting cosy with the cubs at a lion park just out of Pretoria

This guy took a liking to me

Mufasa lives!! Just in a game park now...

But there is more to Africa than animals and orphanages apparently.  Two weeks into construction we took a trip to Vic Falls in Zimbabwe and spent the weekend recharging our batteries.  That meant taking in the falls:

Enjoying a beautiful sunset cruise above the falls (as the locals call it "The Smoke That Thunders")

Unwinding at the hostel bar with our mate George, and helping him out behind the bar too...he was 86 or something

And what better way to unwind than jump off a bridge?  So we both did that too. Can't seem to load video on here (which is a bit of a blessing as I stuffed up filming Yas' jump...she should be over it by September I reckon).

After the construction was finished Yas, Tim, Ryan, Laura, Lans and I spent 5 days in South Africa (Sun City, Pretoria and Johannesburg) before all going our separate ways.  It was very relaxing:

So there are a few of our highlights so far, it's time to explore South & Central America for the next 5 months, can't wait...actually, come to think of it, don't have to!

Will post again soon(ish), once we find a beach that has free wifi.

Much love
Mike and Yazzy