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Tales From the Chicken Bus Comes Alive!

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Many of you have recently sent me emails asking about photos from the trip.  Well I’m pleased to say the photo update is finally here.  If you follow this link you will be led to a whack of photos from our travels.  Mostly the albums contain photos from Africa and a few from Central America.  Photos include our recently completed safari in Africa.

I should soon be updated on the blog as well as we are out of internet depreived Africa.  Stay tuned and thanks so much to all of you who actually read this.

p.s. Don’t be afraid to leave a comment once and awhile….I know you are reading, the internet stats don’t lie.

Michael

Tales From the Chicken Bus Photos

Return to Jo’burg

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Day 252

Besides being a comfortable room with a fantastic view one of the biggest benefits of staying at the Monte Carlo hotel was the location. Our Translux bus to Jo’burg left just up the street, a 5 minute walk away.

We arrived at the bus office, international buses leave from their own offices and not the chaotic bus station. We actually booked our tickets online and easily checked in for the bus and boarded. We sat in the front row of the doubledecker bus which afforded us great views of the road. The a/c was turned on and off we went back to South Africa. The border crossing was quick and easy on both sides. We passed the gates to Kruger, through Nelspruit and through some beautiful countryside before arriving in Jo’burg late in the day.
Park Station is located in the centre of Jo’burg, one of the areas that gives the city its reputation for being dangerous. We are planning to stay out near the airport at a hostel named Shoestrings, but first we needed a taxi. we met two girls from New Brunswick on the bus who were also flying out the next day. I recommended Shoestrings to them and we all split a taxi there to save on the cost.

Two days ago when we decided to leave Mozambique early we bought a flight from Jo’burg to Livingstone, Zambia, home to Victoria Falls. We fly out in the morning so that’s why we are staying across the highway from the airport at the Shoestrings. We arrived Shoestrings hostel, which was in a residential suburb. It was a nice place with a swimming pool and for $23 we had a decent room with bathroom. Two nights ago that much cash got us a grass hut with sand floor.
We made dinner at the hostel and met a couple from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. They were in Jo’burg shopping because of the severe shortages in Zimbabwe. It was interesting to talk with them about life in Zimbabwe and they tried to convince us that Zimbabwe was the better side to view the falls. Maybe so, but with food shortages and hyperinflation I wasn’t so sure of that. We spent the rest of the evening on the internet and chatting with the friendly owners, who were black. A rarity here, to my knowledge the first black owned South African hostel we stayed at. I went to bed that night excited about seeing one of the most beautiful sights in Africa and to finally be moving north of South Africa.

Temporary Luxury

Sunday, December 7th, 2008
Day 251 Getting up at 3:30am doesn't seem right. I could hear people coming back from partying the night before, it shouldn't be an hour to start your day. Then again the benefits of a 4am bus are plenty. ... [Continue reading this entry]

A Change of Plans

Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Day 250 The beach at Tofo was great. Soft sand, warm water backed by beautiful dunes. There was lots to like about Tofo. The problem was there was enough that we didn't like that we have decided to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tasty Tofo

Friday, December 5th, 2008
Day 249 Up at 4:30am it was another early morning for us as we rushed out to a taxi to make our bus to Tofo. Pronouced tofu, like the food. The bus station, more like a market with a ... [Continue reading this entry]

Optimism Through Art

Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Day 248 Waking up in the cool air of our comfortable room and flipping on BBC world news was a nice way to wake up. We both had a great sleep, something we needed after some very early morning recently. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Romance at the Border

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Day 248 As soon as we were up and showered we were out of the backpackers. What a waste of a night, especially when we were both not feeling well. Regardless we both felt better and after we showered ... [Continue reading this entry]