February, the long awaited takeoff from Johannesburg!  WoW - The first month has already been written into the history books (well, my private history notepad that is). Tore Auset, my first co-pilot (and cousin) was as thrilled as I was, as we took the first turn out of the property in Midrand, Johannesburg. Imagine that this journey was just a joke two years back.

And what do we remember from this month? Well, the goodbyes before takeoff are sad moments, but as we know we will be back, its just a "see yah later ..." We started slowly and went to Alexandra to introduce Tore to  the South African township ghetto! (Sorry Ouma), then a detour to fix some rock sliders and then we were off. The month took interesting turns and we met lots of nice people. Already in Durban/Margate we found familiar faces, as my brother and "Hafrika tour" was there enjoying a unofficial golf tournament.

In Drakensberg we visited Gods Golden Acre and thats something we will cherish for ever. Meeting all the kids, the families and the voluntairs was an eye opener for us. We went up to say goodbye to Nana sisters in White Mountain and down at the coast we met Mr. Koen himself together with his wife and baby. We have to thank a lot of people on our first month on the road, the way we are received is nothing but a blessing. Good start and great company in Tore, who suprised me in many ways as I have been awake many nights prior to the trip, wondering how on earth will I survive this "strange" cousin of mine for five weeks? Well Tore, I know you and you made an exceptional performance and it was a pleasure watching all your excellent photographs.

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