'Jefferson, I think we're lost....'

Quick one this,

Just to say we've left the mighty Rocky Road and are currently residing in the (possibly slowly dying) Frontier-College town of Grahamstown, on our little two week sojourn across the Eastern Cape....

All good to go, World Cup Final a little of an anticlimax (we were way too hungover from the night before...), and we are well on the way to getting ourselves lost in Greater SA....

Moving on in about an hour to an area called Hogsback, the spot where Tolkien was inspired by trips when he was a kid to come up with a lot of the areas for LOTR.... check out the website for the hostel we are staying in!......http://www.awaywiththefairies.co.za/.....very appropriate!

Before I split, a big 'Get Well Soon' to Elaine D, who managed to get herself involved in a mini Hit and Run in Argentina last friday....honestly, the dangerous situations my friends put themselves in when on holiday!!!! ;)......Seriously, be good and heal well my dear.....


Going off to some shopping for eating things now.....

Some photos during the week (when I'm not being timed by the evil Internet Cafe Controller!)

Bye!

J

New Post that has nothing to do with injuries what so ever!!!!!

My first proper night out in over a month (in a make shift pub in a garage!)

i) Leina and Amanda check out the Rocky Road Hall of Shame
ii) Katya gets her paint on...
iii) Attempts to look cool destroyed by neck brace!
iv) Aidan ducks the shot, while James takes it in his stride...
v) Katya posing with Mac and a Mohawk.....
vi) Chris gets his dance on, or at least thats what he said he was doing...
vii) Roo goes for SA Idol (it actually does exist!)
viii) ....and the recovery at Enrico's the next day

Ahhh, for F***s Sake.....!

So, the saga goes on....

Went for check up on Monday and now it seems I have broken my Fibia in my left leg (the smaller of the two bones), that was heretoo un-noticed because of the swelling/ brusing etc (although we had kinda guessed) and I have probably two or three broken ribs on the left side too.....

Nowt anyone can do, as they'll just have to heal themselves up etc...but I can still walk, although sneezing is a complete NO-NO!

Oh and the neck brace has to stay on till X-mas.....

Stoopid Monkey.

In a more positive light..... with all bandages off, I can finally take a proper shower! Yay! Getting out of the house more and more which is also a plus... and the Monday after the Rugby Final (Go Springboks, Go!) we have a wee two week trip planned to bring us to some more lovely areas, before we head on back to Cape Town to fly out..... All good to go :)

Everyone still taking very good care of us here; Katya is getting her art on in a big way, designing some cool murals to go on some of the walls for the local projects.... I'm still tapping away at the computer to get some lovely things for the locals, so we do have some things to do, despite our current patient/carer nametags!

Oh, and by the way,one for Briann, Dee...... (sorry mate, don't have your email....)

The pictures below are of a South African Rain Spider... There have been at least three or 4 of them in the house since we got here... the picture in no way captures the true size of the animal (you try calling it an insect!)....its at least bigger than the top of the can!



(seemingly Red-Eye Reduction don't work on spiders....!)

On that lovely arachnid-inspired note I will leave you all...

Soon.

J...


(p.s. the South African mobile number I have has been passed on to another deserving volunteer (hence no answers to anyones texts...sorry!) , so if anyone wants to text etc please use Katya's number :) )