South Africa Tour 2009/10

Hi everyone First of all, I need to give an update on the humongous number of new AA associate members now signed up – mug …

Hi all On leaving Prince Albert ,Tremers and myself traversed the Swartberg Pass in the hire car. This miracle of modern construction consists of 20km …

Hi all After the Capetown test finished we had a night out together and then went our separate ways. Saint was flying home in the …

Hi everyone – Happy New Year. Hope you all had a good one. Tremers chose to spend his NYE in a spot of nude sunbathing …

The final day of the Test and the situation looks hopeless. The Blades decide against going to the cricket and PC Tango has made for …

The plan I have hatched seems to suit everybody. Today will be ‘Herbie’s WAG Tour’ with Wycombe’s car borrowed for the day and Mrs B, …

Day 2 of the Test and things start great for England as four wickets tumble quickly for a dozen runs with the Saffers concluding their …

Day 1 of the Test arrives and Wycombe has managed finally to track down a hire car with his friends at Avis. I agree to …

There are two hopes at getting me up Table Mountain in that cable car – Bob Hope and no hope. I enjoyed it so much …

Following apologies from Midnight the following morning after it is concluded that Wycombe was not at fault – the sets of keys were crap – …

Hi everyone Day 5 in Durban started routinely enough. I awoke to a text message from Tractor ” Midnight, please can I have your mossie …

This was always going to be a good day, given that England’s bowlers had ripped through the Saffer top order in a glorious couple of …

Hi all The highlight of our trip thus far occurred in Dundee, when we were lucky enough to tour the battlefields of Rorkes Drift (Zulu) …

At last, the end of the journey and a a trip from the airport to a rather comfy guest house called the Sandringham in Umhlanga …

Airline scheduling is a mystery to me. You turn up in a major city after 6pm and you can’t get a flight to another major …

The Snow Queen had been hard at work for Big Al’s funeral. In fact I reckon the frigid bitch had pulled in some helpers from …

Hi everyone The last day of the cricket at Centurion defies description. At tea , I was sending text messages to a couple of people …

A lot of reading required this time but please bear with me dear reader as I suspect you will find at least some of this …

We have now left Durban followed by rainclouds wherever we go. During our time at Dave and Penny’s we learned a little South African and …

Drove down to Simons place on 29th November and after a quiet and uneventful night in his local – uneventful , that is , apart …

Cape Town, undoubtedly one of the great cities of the world and the trip from the airport into town is immediately spectacular with its views …

Having arranged to leave these shores for South Africa on the 29th November it has not been possible to report in person from these pro-20 …