Looking back and lots of thanks

I've been back in Joburg for 10 days and I'm blown away by how many people actually followed my trip and how many subscribed and forwarded the email updates on the their families, friends and colleagues.  Thank you.  I also appreciate the emails saying how much you enjoyed the posts.

Two days after I got back I took my LSP for a well deserved Full Valet - dust gets into places that simply cannot be imagined or reached.  I think I'll be reminded of Etosha every time I turn on the  car's air conditioning.  The following day my LSP was dead.  Of course I was cursing the valet guys for probably having the doors open and the radio blaring the whole day and running the battery down.  I managed to revive it and drove to the guys at Supaquick in Paulshof and they told me the battery was dying.  Fortunately it was still under warranty so they replaced it for me.  The security system needed to be reset and I managed to find a Car Audio place who knew how to do it.

Two days later I went to get groceries and after shopping my LSP was dead!  I phoned the Automobile Association (AA) and the mechanic found me and went through the diagnostics.  Alternator.  He told me there was no way I'd make it to the nearest Mitsubishi Dealer (10kms away).  Fortunately there was an e-Car franchise 100m away and he jump started my car.  My LSP couldn't even get that far before it died.  Eventually we got it into the workshop and the following day the guys at e-Car had to scout around and eventually found the replacement part.  That evening I collected my car and depleted my bank account!  The dual battery system was also affected and that battery also needs to be replaced now (never seems to end)

I have to thank my Guardian Angel that this happened in Joburg - it would have not been as easy (relatively!) in the remote parts of Southern Africa I travelled through.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.

While I couldn't download the tracks I travelled, I've managed to put in waypoints on Google Maps and hopefully the links to the relevant blogposts can be accessed via the waypoints.

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BTW - I added 20 (twenty) new bird species to my Life List and am now well over the 500-species mark - whoop whoop whoop (or should that be tweet, chirp, hoot?!)

Till I get it together to finish my adventure. . . .