Day 48: Home

Gareth picked us up at the Gautrain Station, it was awesome to see him. Kirst is in Italy and Robs in Stellenbosch, I really missed them all. Much as I love traveling, it is always nice to come home to our family, friends, animals, garden and African air.

Our Trip

Much as I love our Africa travels, it was amazing to explore other parts of the world, USA, Cuba and the UK, this time. This was truly an unforgettable trip and we visited wonderful countries and places.

A few statistics:

A rough estimate we covered 50 000 km, 1 + 10 000km round the circumference of the earth.

We went on 11 flights.

Travelled by plane, helicopter, Uber, taxi, London cab, boat, motor boat, paddle steamer, train, underground, monorail, trams, tricycle.

We walked an average of between 5 and 10km per day (Gray on a bad hip).

Unbelievably we had no delays, lost luggage, or problems with any transport (although the tricycle taxi in Cuba was a tad scary).

We also had no accommodation issues or restaurant problems.

I guess traveling in first world countries has its advantages.

We visited numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Thanks goes to all the people who made this trip possible and ensured our stay was comfortable. Firstly, to all the people we never meet or saw, those who cleaned our rooms, cooked our food and kept us safe. Then those who we connected with, like Anna, our hostess in Trinidad, waiters, concierges and flight stewards.