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Saying goodbye to Patrick, Samuel, Garama and Shiro is one of the hardest things I have ever done. They help restore my faith in humanity, and the work they do for Good News Children Ministry and Shoulder to Shoulder International goes above and beyond expectations. I will miss them all, very dearly.

It doesn’t matter how many times you have come here, you never really seem to understand Kenya. It’s a bizarre combination of very modern yet very archaic, especially in its institutions. It’s a combination of the ever growing middle class and the extreme poverty that surrounds it. It’s peculiar, but I’m so glad I’m back…
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Well I did not expect Tanzania to be like that! It all feels like a blur at the moment, yet it is hard to believe that we were there for so long. Tanzania is a large, diverse country, so different from anything I have experienced before. Entering from the broken mess of Zambia (see previous…
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More pictures to come everybody, look out for updates! It is indeed the only feasible way to describe Zambia, since nothing else even remotely comes close. Never in my entire life have I encountered a situation where governance is non-existent to the point where blatant extortion and mistreatment of locals and tourists alike is as…
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Well that has been an interesting few days! Before we even talk about the places we have stayed, I really should talk about what’s known as the Nata-Maun Road. This road, I have from good authority from both locals and a certain Andrew St. Pierre White (www.4xoverland.com) was, until recently, a very good road in…
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It’s unfortunate that I couldn’t update this blog any sooner, but we’ve had to come to Botswana to have internet good enough to upload to this blog. It’s such a shame! I suppose I’d better start by reflecting on the last few days in Namibia before I talk about Botswana. Namibia is simply breath taking.…
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Sorry for the delay, getting the internet sorted has been a pain, so here goes! It took twenty four hours and three flights, but finally we have made it to Namibia, a country that has already made a lasting impression on me. We are staying at the wonderful seaside city of Walvis Bay, a place…
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It has to be said that it is actually quite scary knowing that in just over five weeks’ time we will be landing in Namibia ready to embark upon our journey. You can feel your muscles clenching with anxiety at the mere thought of the occasion, wondering if what you have begun really is the…
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Cameron and Yvonne Wood explain the story behind Onesimus Good News Boys Centre The story of Shoulder 2 Shoulder begins way back in the mid-1990’s, 1996 to be precise, when a small group of people purchased five acres of land at Kikambala, about forty minutes north of Mombasa. Their plan was simple, to build an…
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Cameron Wood describes his three main overland inspirations, and why even today they are a source of knowledge and guidance. Over the years, I have come across some amazing inspirational tales from overlanders, and some in particular have been a source of never-ending awe. In this, admittedly unusual, blog post I hope to offer fellow…
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