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The Short Letter to Freedom

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Over the last two weeks we have been travelling through the Western Cape province of South Africa. This specific area, in and around Cape Town, is not only where South Africa started but is infamously known as the birthplace of Apartheid. In our efforts to creatively compose this blog we have decided to craft this entry in the same vein as the political prisoners of the time. Each political prisoner (depending on his ranking) was allowed one 500 word letter every six months. Keep in mind as you read this entry that this period of time is only two weeks, not SIX months!

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It’s rough…it’s dusty…but that’s how you know it’s Safari Time!!

Monday, June 19th, 2006

We could barely contain our excitement even as we went by passenger bus from Nairobi airport to Arusha, Tanzania which would serve as the origination point for our East African safari. Actually one of those reasons for the premature excitement was our viewing of giraffes and zebras even before getting to Arusha and Becca’s screams of glee as she finally laid eyes on the long awaited prize of safari animals. Over the next five days that glee and excitement wouldn’t leave either of us as our heads were on a constant swivel and knees acting as shock-absorbers as we awaited the next exciting animal around the corner.

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Negotiate like an Egyptian…..

Monday, June 19th, 2006
Our trip down (remember South to North) the Nile continued courtesy of a giant cruise boat, The Miss World. It was us two, Craig (our new travelling buddy) and about a hundred of our closest Russian friends. Unknown to us ... [Continue reading this entry]

And the Winner is…….

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
We are absolutely amazed with the contest submissions and still laughing days later from the classic K-1 Bloggers ideas. Thank you everyone for having as much fun with this as we had reading your entries. As we expected the competition ... [Continue reading this entry]

These are how old!!!???

Monday, June 5th, 2006
Wow...the Sinai Peninsula is fantastic. After traveling through Jordan, spending a night in the desert, and visiting multiple sights we decided to treat ourselves to a well-deserved, do-nothing beach vacation. We crossed from the southern Jordan port city of Aqaba ... [Continue reading this entry]

Quiz Time!!!

Friday, June 2nd, 2006
Hello from Egypt.....we have been laying on the beach along the Red Sea for a little under a week. Not much of a story there except for the amazing snorkeling over and around the reefs of Dahab. Thought we would ... [Continue reading this entry]