The Tonsley visit to South Africa took in a whistle stop and no-time-to-stop tour of the southern tip of Africa. The three travellers, Woolfy, Joe and Bee flew to Cape Town, via Johannesburg, and spent a few days travelling the region around the Cape, to the top of Table Mountain, over Boulders Beach, across Noordhoek Beach, drinking through the vineyards of Stellenbosch and diving with Great White Sharks.

The adventure then flew up to Natal and a long drive through Zulaland to the Sani Valley - a stunning and unspoilt area, which we discovered on horseback through game and over rough terrain in 4x4's. A wonderful journey around the area included crossing the Sani Pass into the country of Lesotho. We then left the stunning lakeside lodges of Sani Lodge to dive the world famous dive site of Aliwal Shoal. With little sign of the Ragged Tooth Sharks we drove north for several hours to Amakhosi Game Reserve where we went like any white hunter in search of the big five. With only the leopard to escape us we stayed in total luxury and went out with Beardy Beukes on regular sorties.

We returned back to Durban to be well looked after by Donovan, Tanya and the bump (very) soon to have been Isabella and with Joe at the controls of the light aircraft we flew down with the Big Don down the Durban coast to harass some local farmers. We went onto visit the Valley of a Thousand Hills and soon after began the journey home. An awesome trip to a wonderful (and cheap at the moment) country, which I'm sure we will be visiting again soon.

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