Well, it’s officially a New Year, which means, among other things, another chance to continue the great American pastime of “New Year’s Resolutions.” This year however, for the first time ever, I’m trying a new approach…well, at least a more realistic approach, for making these so-called "resolutions." And while it’s true the list lacks that flash and glamour of previous years (Manchester United isn’t looking for 24 year-old out-of-shape midfielders and Natalie Portman is engaged) I feel very confident this list will keep me more than occupied for the year to come. I won’t bore you with all the details but needless to say, one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to get the blog back on track. And so, now that I’m back from my sub-Saharan travels I am officially re-beginning my blog.
Just a quick recap of the last month, I traveled for the holidays (28 days starting December 15th) with Jamison and Julie. Our Trek started out with a quick plane ride from Cape Town to Johannesburg where we spent a few days with friends before driving to Mussina and crossing the border into Zimbabwe. From there we rode a bus to Bulawayo and onto Victoria Falls. Spent a few days in Victoria Falls (white water rafted the Zambezi river, complete with crocodiles) before heading back to Bulawayo and onto Harare for Christmas. Spent Christmas in Harare, Zimbabwe. Took a bus to Muthare and crossed the border into Mozambique. Once in Moz we caught a taxi to Inshopwe where we spent a long night in a motel (and when I say motel I really mean four concrete walls and a corrugated tin roof, filled to the brim with malaria…I mean Mosquitos). After that, we took another bus to Maxixi where we caught a ferry (and by ferry I mean a slightly concave piece of wood) to Tofo. Spent eight days in Tofo, including New Years. From there we headed to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique and spent a few days (mostly recovering from Tofo) before heading back to Johannesburg and then down the Wild Coast to Mtubatuba, where we visited our friend Tim. And…that was the trip. I’m still semi baffled at 1) how little we actually planned out and 2) that we actually survived the whole trip and made all of our destinations.
And so with that, I have now officially started my blog (part deux) and plan – according to the longstanding rules of New Year’s Resolutions, to faithfully continue writing my blog…
Holiday travel pictures to follow.
