Finally, the first memoirs of the trip from London home. The guys are currently in Senegal at the moment, the last I heard and doing very well. They are on the road for just over a month now. Watch this space for daily updates. It's a lot of reading but definitely worth the read. Please post comments, words of encouragement etc. and we will pass it on to them. This is so exciting.

Day 1: Wed, 26 Dec 2007, London (England) to Fleury Megonis (France)

Set 2 alarms, one for 0640 and the 2nd for 0700. Typically I switched off the 1st and snoozed the 2nd till 0720 when I decided that it’s time to get up. As I expected I hardly slept. Equally as expected I underestimated the packing. Had packed for 3 days and was still packing at midnight of the previous night. There are just too many small things that are time consuming and while I have criticised others for hording I must admit that I’m a bit of a horder myself. The nerves kicked in round this time so I decided to relax with a couple of whiskeys and cigs. Oh, and finish off the umpteenth Carlsberg which along with Fosters, Rey and I had been drinking since Xmas Eve afternoon. The stuff was a complete waste. Only thing it did was fill me and then I’d empty it in the toilet. Around 0100 I was still jittery but decided it best to try go sleep.

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(This article was sourced from IOL. Personally, it just makes my blood run cold that such blatant racism, prejudice and stereotyping still exists. We'd love to hear your comments about this - Ed)

A legal row over the sale of a Khayelitsha house has blown up into a racial war, with Khayelitsha residents stoning the home of a new "coloured" neighbour.

After a protracted legal battle, teacher Adrian Adams was due to move into the house on Monday, but residents welcomed him with a stream of abuse, saying he belonged in Mitchells Plain and alleging that coloured people would bring tik into the area.

Ownership of the house has been disputed for some time, with the previous owner, Nozibele Stamper, refusing to vacate the premises to make way for Adams.

Then on Tuesday night the animosity erupted into violence after a crowd of residents gathered outside the D-section house in support of Stamper.

(In this hard-hitting, no-holds-barred commentary on the state of bruin society, outspoken critic and social commentator, Ronald Dyers holds no punches in making his feelings clear...what do you think? - Ed) 

Hoe kan jy die Bruinmens tot sy volle wasdom en kapasiteit as ‘n minderheidsgroep bring? Of verwar jy sy full throttle capacity met misplaasde verwagtinge oor ‘n minderheid wat die genes van almal in Suid-Afrika het, maar wat ekonomies nie so vinnig, fliks, strategies en akkuraat soos die Boere of Darkies is nie?  As Bruinmense tog maar ekonomies en andersinds op meer vlakke ‘n superioriteit soos Habana se liggaamlik sport talente gehad het...

Is Bruin-ouens en Bruin-girls/ladies maar net suckers en dink dat hulle iets is maar eintlik nie is nie; ‘n minderheid wat deur tyd en die pragmatiese van groepshandhawing en groepsoorlewing bewys sal word as gelykstaande of selfs minderwaardig aan die uiters kantlyn bestaan van groepe soos die Amerikaanse inheemse “Red-Indians” of Australiese “Aborigines”? (Ek’s seker daai twee groepe se nasate verwens hul voorouers elke dag dat hulle so dom kon wees en kon toelaat dat die groepe van buite hulle so maklik kon oorheers – polities, ekonomies, kultureel. Vandag is die Red-Indians en  Aborigines totaal in alle opsigte in hulle eie land ge-sideline).