"Project Africa" - Complete!

We're at the end of our tour in Africa and we have had an absolute blast! I still can't believe all the incredible things we have seen and done.

Here’s a summary of our favorites:

-Shark Diving in Cape Town
-The Safari in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
-Swimming with wild dolphins in Zanzibar
-Learning to surf in Durban
-Visiting grandparents and family we haven’t seen in over 12 years
-Touring the wineries of Southern Africa
-Watching a dozen thunder and lightning storms from various landscapes
-Hiking through the Massai Villages in the Rift Valley
-Learning to wakeboard and wakeskate at The Vaal Dam
-Watching the Junior Pro Surfing competition in Durban
-Playing with a baby White Lion cub in East London
-Holding a rescued eagle at the South African bird sanctuary
-Relaxing by camp fires under the African stars in game reserves
-Eating Biltong, Chilli-bites, mieliepop, milk tarts, boerwors and other South African foods
-Enjoying the beauty, fun and sun of Sun City, Cape Town and Durban
-Getting a much needed tan

We are one day away from heading to Europe for the Amazing Race version of our trip. We are scheduled to visit the following cities by July 3rd:

London
Canterbury
Belfast
Dublin
Edinburgh
Ayr
St. Petersberg
Moscow
Paris
Burges
Brussels
Amsterdam
Berlin
Dresden
Prague
Vienna
Munich
Venice
Athens
Rome
Sienna
Florence
Pisa
Nice
Monaco
Avignon
Barcelona
Valencia
Madrid
San Sebastian
Bordeaux
Tours
Bern
Lauterbrunner
Stuttgart

I know, I know, there are a bunch other cities I want to go visit that we are missing but we have to be back in Vancouver by July 3rd for a friend’s wedding. So, that means we have approximately two days in each city before we move onto the next.

For the Northern cities we are flying from place to place, but for central and southern Europe we are doing a hop-on-hop-off bus route. We have to complete the route before we go home. The only stop we are making for more than two days is in Greece, where we are hoping to do a sailing trip of the Greek Islands.

Africa has been phenomenal and I highly recommend it for a vacation destination if you have more than three weeks. The prices are good (with our exchange rate) the weather is even better and there are a billion things to do. Plus, there are some things here that you could never experience anywhere else.

Now we’re ready for the fast-paced portion of our trip. We have just over two months to see over 35 famous cities. Ready? Let the race begin!