Day 5 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Wherever you go in Botswana, so much innovation can be seen; from children making clothes for their dolls out of old, deflated balloons and paper to others setting up stores at the bottom of… Continue reading

Day 4 (Dan’s comments are italicized) WOW! I know the journey was long but I’ve never experienced jetlag like this before!! My brain feels like it’s moving around in a thick sludge; thinking is difficult and reasoning is nigh impossible!… Continue reading

Days 1-3: The Journey (Dan’s comments are italicized) That was a loooong journey…46 hours door-to-door and we’re exhausted… I can’t believe I’m back in Africa!! Although I’ve spent roughly three years working and backpacking in the southern-eastern parts of Africa,… Continue reading

Days 80, 81, and 82 (Dan’s comments are italicized) With some sadness, we said goodbye to Brian and Cwmaman and headed off toward Chester. Chester is a very interesting city as it was a stronghold during Roman times and continued… Continue reading

Days 76, 77, 78, and 79 Rhia’s comments are italicized Our Stay with old Interact friends in Aberdare ended, but we moved just three miles away to Cwmaman, to visit our brother-in-law, Brian. Cwmaman is a tiny village that’s part… Continue reading

Days 72, 73, 74 and 75 (Dan’s comments are italicized) It’s strange being back in the place I spent my youth. In some ways, it hasn’t changed at all but in other ways, I can barely recognize it. My dad… Continue reading

Days 70 and 71 (Dan’s comments are italicized) On our last day with Jane in Plymouth, we managed to leave the rain behind for a bit when we visited Dartmouth. What a beautiful village!! If the UK had the weather,… Continue reading

Days 68 and 69 (Dan’s comments are italicized) In the UK, you don’t wait for a warm day to go to the beach (as you could be waiting for months); you go when you have time! We went to a… Continue reading

Days 66 and 67 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Rain is in the forecast for all six days of our visit in Plymouth. Rain is not a deterrent, but it may delay us some. However, that is not the reason that… Continue reading