YouMe&Michael


After years of saving and planning, our dream to overland through Africa is finally becoming a reality. Along with our Land Cruiser, Michael Buble, we will be travelling through our beautiful continent for 6 months! Woohoo!

About Us

We have been married for two busy years and have lived in Johannesburg all our lives. Ang is a Speech Therapist and Grant, an Environmental Consultant. We both love the outdoors and have dreamt of travelling through Africa together before we were even together (sort of). Please keep in touch and let us know your news. Hope you enjoy the journey with us.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Good-bye Cape Town!

We are officially heading off up the West Coast of SA today. Michael had his wheel-bearings checked and tightened (i think) this morning and we should be off within the next hour or so. We plan to spend the night in Honderklipbaai and then cross into Namibia tomorrow morning.

We have had a great time here in CT. While Grant and Dad worked hard on the car, i spent my days having long tea-chats with my Mom and sisters, swims in the pool, throwing balls for the dogs, and stroking the cats (four of them!). Tough life! I did eventually get my act together and did a big grocery shop yesterday, updated our ipod with new music as well as some other bits and pieces. So we are all set. We'll add some pics and more detailed updates once we are in Namibia. But, bye for now!

2 comments:

  1. Michael, go gentle on them and keep those underparts in check please. Miss you guys already and looking forward to reading your next update!

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  2. Hey overlanding adventurers

    The gun, she has gone off...

    We wish you well at the start of your mammoth travel!

    Grant- must teach me how to take off a prop shaft- wow- what a skill to have, I must acquire it upon your return...

    GO WELL :0

    Pierre & Andria

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... And Michael was his Name-O

Our Trusty Land Cruiser goes by the name of Michael Buble'. Unlike his human namesake, he is not from Canada, has not won any Grammy's and does not sing (he purrs). Our Michael got his name courtesy of Ang. When she first saw the Land Cruiser 80 Series she said they looked like big bubbles. Upon doing a little research we found that in Columbia and Venezuela the Land Cruiser was nicknamed Burbuja (Bubble) because of it's roundness. Bubble turned into Buble' and Michael was his name.

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