How to look good skydiving...

Its impossible. Freefalling 14,000ft is not the time to think...is my hair ok? Has my mascara ran? Or are my lips really wrapped around my face as i grin in the style of a horse/camilla/princess ann (delete as appropriate).

Intrigued? If you haven't already checked out the short but sweet clip from my skydive DVD head to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irMnNVLH68U

You'll never guess where we are...HOME!

Yes, its true. We're home. Home sweet home. And its great to be back.

Now that i've surprised a few of you - i don't think i've ever seen the girls so speechless - its back to the land of the living. Not that i've done very much as I'm finding it very hard to put my nephew down - he's just soooo cute and adorable. Plus I've five weeks of missed cuddles, nappy changes and feeds to catch up on.

Its very strange but I now feel like i've never been away. Well, not for six months anyway. I know when i read back on my blog and flick through the photos a whole load of memories will come flooding back...so, thats what i'm planning to do - inbetween job hunting and catching up, expect to find me glued to a computer! x

On safari...

South Africa has been fantastic...with Cape Town a mouthwatering taster!

Table Mountain was beautiful with brilliant views across the whole of Cape Town. We took the cable car to the top and checked out the Lions Head and Twelve Apostles from up high too. Stunning. Unfortunately this is the only view we got of Robben Island - fully booked one day and stormy seas the next, we never made it to the prison where Nelson Mandela was placed. But there's always next time... :-) We did make it to the beach - Clifton and Camp's Bay, where the sun was shining and the sea was...freezing! Kim even recreated a Baywatch move Pam & co would have been proud of - as my flip-flop floated helplessly away after an unexpected wave caught me off guard. Thanks Kim!

But the highlight of our time there (apart from seeing Moe of course!) was the safari. Lions, elephants, giraffes, buffalos, rhino, zebra and much more - all roaming around masses of landscape. We did get charged at by two of the elephants...and inbetween the excitement of getting (very) close-up snaps, we were thankful that a) they're not that fast and b) our guide knew how to handle them with a simple 'back off' and rev of the engine. Of course i took hundreds of pics - all on flickr.

But as Sharon and I draw a close on this whole awesome adventure, Kim and Laura continue there's to Port Elizabeth and Kruger National Park, before seeing Moe again in Jo'Berg. Have fun guys, we'll see you soon for lots of story, pics and DVD swapping! Miss you already x

Wow Woodheads...

Carrying on in Cape Town...

We're now in our last country and continent - eeek!

Having just arrived in Cape Town - to unexpected sunshine - we've got a busy few days ahead. With Table Mountain dominating the skyline we'll soon be off up to the top to take in the views, with trips to Robben Island and a safari planned too.

And tonight Mo arrives from Jo'Berg to show us around...starting with the bars! Pics and more to follow...