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Our arrival at CASA PISTOL was the final sign our wild World cup trip was over. We cooked dinner that night as a simple gesture to share a taste or our world back home in Houston. PISTOL had opened up his house to us. Not only did we have a place to sleep and shower but friends to discuss with...

We woke up the next day, accepting the fact we had to leave JBI's great house and amazing area. JBI's wife cooked us up a huge going away breakfast. It was quite the spread. We surely didn't lose any weight on the trip. The plan for this day was to make our way back to Jozi via graskop and...

For our third day, the plan was to visit a local game reserve / cheetah park. Becky and I didn't know what to expect except that it would be awesome. Before we headed to the cheetah park, we went for a morning walk around JBI animal kingdom. We missed the morning visit from the giraffe at his...

Kruger lived up to it's reputation! We had a long day in the park but enjoyed every minute of it. We took so many photos. I didn't know if I should post as many as I already have, since it may be common place for WDs. JBI, was an amazing guide! The only thing Becky and I would change, is the...

This RR is not dying a silent death! Becky and I are back. I had to take a break from finishing up the RR, but now I have time to finish it. Where did I leave off.... Oh yeah staying with JUST BLIP IT out in HOED. We had a relaxing day in HOED, getting our bearings and talking with JBI and...

We left the game sad that we lost but excited about the remainder of our trip. The plan was to head back east, this time to Hoedspruit to Visit JUST BLIP IT and family. The journey to Hoed, would take us past some of the same places as before. This time the skies were hazy from all the fires...

For the round of 16 game against Ghana, we met up with ICE CREAM MAN and son and headed up to Rustenburg. Once we arrived in Rustenburg we hit some serious traffic. It took us a long time to get to the park and ride and then to the stadium. We did arrive in time for kick off, but many other fans...

We only had a few days before the next game, which was to be in Rustenburg again. We decided to take it easy and stay near Jozi. PISTOL recommended we head over to Bela Bela for the day to enjoy the warm water. It was an easy trip and there weren't many people there. Mostly grandparents with...

Our next game was at Loftus stadium in Pretoria against Algeria. This game was a must win for the US in order to advace. Originally Becky and I were going to ride the new train to Pretoria, after an hour of researching did we find out it only ran between Sandton and OR tambo! We couldn't figure...

Sorry for the delay all. Work had Becky and I running ragged last week. There's still more RR to come! We had a full day to return to Jozi from graskop. We took the morning easy, we ate at Harries pancakes (Becky loved it, while it was OK for me). We stopped at the various landmark on the way...

The plan for the day was to ride the scenic route around the escarpment and Blyde river canyon area. We really enjoyed this day, it was warm and sunny and the views were incredable. There was very little haze from smoke. Here we are at the "pilar", just outside of Graskop. Next we went to...

If my memery serves me correctly, the day after the USA vs. Slovenia game was spent resting at Casa PISTOL. Because of our first gap trip, we decided to revaluate our gap trip plans. Our "original original" plan called for us to head to Hoedspruit to stay with a WD member and visit Kruger park...

Ice cream man and wife arrive at Casa PISTOL, blowing the vuvuzela to let us know they arrived. We quickly introduce oursleves and were off the to game. This time I bring our DSLR, hoping to get some good photos. Ice cream man and wife are sitting in the next section, things are working out...

We made it to Ermelo, extremely cold and eager to find a place to stay. Finding a place was easy. I think the owners felt bad for us, I went to the pub and ordered some food and they offered to bring it to our room because I looked terrible. The food was good, but it was difficult to warm up...

Becky and I have began our ride report. It is posted over in ride reports. I've got the first few days covered. More to come! :thumleft:

Because our first day in St Lucia was blown out to say the least, we decided to make a pit stop on the way back and try our luck at the estuary boat tour again. It was still cold but not as windy as it was a few days earlier. We were lucky and got there just in time to get onboard! As expected...

After a cold and windy day in St Lucia, we returned to Casa Eddie. We found out the next day was a national holiday ( I think youth day?) and Eddie would be graciously taking us to IIMFOLOZI AND HLUHLUWE game reserves. Eddie had arranged for us to travel in pure luxury, a Discovery III. This day...

Our plan for this gap trip was to visit St Lucia and go on a game drive. The next day we wake up and find the cold weather has followed us to Empangeni, remember those big winds from the previous days? After departing Eddie's house twice we're on our way to St Lucia. Our agenda was to visit...

Our overall trip plan was to travel to various areas in SA inbetween games, usually a period of 4 to 5 days. Our first gap trip was to stay with EDDIES and family down in Empangeni. Our original plan was to leave the morning after the USA vs England game. Unfortunately our late return didn't...