Us!
Sean & I are in our early 40’s and live in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire in the UK. Since we met 12 years ago we’ve loved travelling together and have taken longish holidays in Belize, North and South India, Sri Lanka, and have been to Tanzania twice, Botswana, and S. Africa.
Rajastan tour 2006
Sean has also spent a long month in Australia in January ’08 and a few years ago undertook a month long FGASA training course in S. Africa, learning the basics of being a game ranger.
Working out the opposition in Corbett National Park, India
Sean has worked as a (very excellent) plasterer all his life, and I have been in sales forever, until June this year, when I got fed up with working, and decided that a big adventure was called for. I’d thought about making this trip when I was at Uni, working out a route with a boy called Todd, at my freind Ben’s house in the red light district of Southampton. As you do.
I mean frankly is it any wonder I left??
Another hard day in the office
So, after an indecently short period of soul searching we arrived at the decision to drive under our own steam to Cape Town, via most of East Africa, and bought Elsie, our Land Cruiser in May. Elsie has her own page – take a look here.
Good riddance to bad rubbish I say
To coin a phrase Sean uses a lot, I think what you are doing is “Ace!”
Good for you.
Lots of love and happy experiences!
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A word from the corporate sponsor: that £5 has got to last you all year, you know.
Ooh Carrie Bedingfield, now you’ve torn it – it looks like I’m sponsoring myself XX
See you in a couple or three months with some hair dye and some cider!!
Don’t come knocking when the Landcruisers rocking!
Hi Sean and Lucie,
Lucie, we’ve never met. I’m Sean’s cousin.
I want to wish the pair of you a safe trip. Have the best time ever. Sean – you behave yourself and leave the natives alone.
Will follow your adventures avidly.
Loads of love
Jane xxxxx
You know when the time comes you will turn to Lucie and say,Wayne was right we should have got an uzi! He! He! Good luck!
Your better looking than you, brother,
Wayne.
Hey there, Lucie & Sean!
What a superb site and source of entertainment for us less adventerous Henley-ites! Glad all is safe and well for you both. Happy travelling!
Jambo!
Ingrid X
happy birthday sean pierre, hope you are both having a fantastic time. im in ireland at the moment and sammyjo is typing this, they all send their love and birthday wishes. speak to you soon love you lots mum and john xxx
ps im soo excited for you both !!!
Hey guys!!
Loving reading the updates on your site, hope Elsie is treating you well and you’re not punching out annoying authority figures at border crossings yet!!
Keep it real, love you lots
Crystal xxx
…. and sean – early 40s??? Ha ha hardy ha!! Sx
I will have you know Miss Astbury, that SPF is still, technically, early 40s. XX
Hi hope all is going well, just to let youy know we arrived home nearly in one piece, on tues eve will be in touch soon Lyn – Adrian
PS be careful with the scrumping
JAMBO!
Your travel log continues to please and inspire! But roof top beers and parties? Wicked! Was Sean suffering with a fermented apple head? Hmmm…
Whoops! Thankfully, you chose a Landcruiser though… Way to go, Elsie!
Keep safe and happy!
Love Ingrid X
Hope you are both having the most amazing time – so very jealous! Elsie looks as if she is doing you proud. The boys love looking at your site to see where you are and what adventures you have had. All good in dusty Dubai – shame you couldn’t take a little!!!!! detour…… Love to you both, stay safe. Love Annabel, Ioan and the boys xxxxxxxx
COOL VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HUGO,SID,DADOO (WHO IS AWAY),MIMOO AND AWIX ALL HOPE YOU’RE HAVING A GREAT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOT TO GO FOR A BATH NOW 😦
FORGOT TO WRITE…
LOTS OF LOVE!!!!!!
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Hi Alex & Siddi, I’m glad you like the videos – shall I stop Uncle Sean from driving?
Lots of love to you XXX
Wonderful to see you both enjoying your adventure of a lifetime. Hysterical video of your erm…”parking”. Hope you had a Happy B’Day Flemo. Gav and I just got back from our hols in Egypt – hope Elsie is still in one piece after driving in Cairo…hell!! Coolest news – our Leigh is engaged – so you’ll be coming home to one hell of a party. Love you both, miss you. M & G xx
AS I SAID BEFOR GREAT VIDIOES!HOPE UNCLE SHEAN LEARNS TO PARK PROPERLY. THANKS FOR THE EMAIL
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LOTS OF LOVE
SID XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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hi gy,s from SID 🙂
Hey guys, sorry for delay you can get all that distance but BT can’t get broadband to my house!!! 🙂
The trip looks fantastic very jealous but blogs etc doing a great job of keeping us entertained. My adventure has started,now all moved into the Grove and loving it but probably good thing you are long distance away my liver is struggling thanks to Ingrid don’t think i could survive you guys 2 Stay safe lots of love Elaine xxx
Hey you Puppy Dawgs!
You’re not missing a thing back here…
Apparently, Nigel at The Three Horseshoes managed to broker a deal and has sold England to some Icelandic dudes who promised credit crunch lost savings back, so I think you should extend your tour for another three years whilst we get things sorted back here!
Reading your tales just makes me want to jump in my LandCruiser, with my Dick Dastardly Whacky Races outfit on and race after you to give back a half-used lighter that Sean left in my house not so long ago!
Anyway, just converting my LandCruiser to run on cider instead of diesel!!!
Lots of big bad love, Hugo X
Finally caught up with you – but as it is now 13th Nov, presume you are lost in Sudan……..
Mandy & Rod
guys- love the blog from ethiopia- we want some baboons here. in fact we have some, here is one of them- Sid: hi 🙂 i like the pictures of baboons. i have a cold 😦 love sid
hugga wugga!
Richie
Lucy,
Don’t fret, you’re perfectly safe when Sean has a gun.
Sean,
Take the safety catch off, there’s mummy’s little soldier!!
Toodlepip X
Is that an A-K47 I spy ?
Bet Lucy wont let you have bullets,remember if it moves shoot it Rambo!He He He.
:* love you :* antie lucie.
:* :*.
Hi Sean and Lucy,
Perhaps you remember: we are that Dutch couple who joined you on the “not so splendid” boat to Tunisia, and the night from hell at Sidi Al El Mekki.
Unfortunately our holiday has ended, but we have good memories to our trip in Tunisia. We could have met each other again at Jerba as well as the beautiful spot Ksar Ghilane, as we visited these places too.
Enjoy the rest of your trip. We will follow you till you have reached South Africa. We love to read about your adventures and see your videos.
Good luck!
Harrie and Margriet
Hi Harrie & Margriet
I’m so pleased that you remembered to look us up!! I hope you enjoyed Tunisia, I can thoroughly recommend keeping going South, as you can probably tell we’re having a great time.
Best wishes
Sean & Lucie
HI GUYS!
hope you are having a fantastic time in
AFRICA!
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HELLO DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD FROMHUGO
Merry Christmas you two!
May your meanderings be maaarvelous in 2009!
Best, Paul Close
(The Snakebox Odyssey – I was the one at Jungle Junction on the Chinese 150 scrambler fresh out of the Congo!)
Looking good guys!
This has to be cheaper than texting!
luving you bodies
Robbie & Helen
Just heard about your trip, so I thought while you are out there you can organise a rugby tour in central Africa. The town has to have a bar.
Good luck
Hi Paul, good to hear from you, hope the Odyssey is complete! Happy New Year to you too, looking forward to news of the Exhib – Winchester??
Bests, Lucie & Sean
Happy New Year guys, looks like you’re having great fun even with Lucie’s moaning about the endless sun and sand – you poor things. Fingers crossed for poor old Elsie. Have fun stay safe love Elaine
p.s. Couldn’t drink the Sloe Gin this christmas after helping you guys finish off your drinks cupboard at 4am when you left Harpsden ;-))
Sean there’s a black man in the Whitehouse!
Turkeys got a bird.(moving in)
Dicks found his real mum.(She’s Welsh and looks just like him)He’s got two new sisters.
Lesley and Grant have split up.
Eveys had an op on his back,went wrong had to have another.
It was -6 last night.
Happy New Year!
Wayne.
Sean & Lucie-
As Jodi & I arrived back in Chicago exactly a month ago, It’s clearly taken longer to get in touch with you than we expected. Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed meeting you at Kichwa Tembo. Sean, we should have tagged along with you for that last game drive before we left. At some point, I’d love to see some of your other shots of the lion/warthog “encounter.” Drop a line when you get settled somewhere, or when you finally make it home.
Safe travels,
Adam
Can you stop using such big words in your descriptions i’ve no idea what your on about half the time :-)xx
Glad you are all okay and Sean got rid of his tick,lol.
Sorry about tenants noticed they were packing up assumed you were on way back.
Lap dancing bar now open HOT gets classier by the day but we are getting a Raymond Blanc cake shop to even it out a bit! Can’t wait to see you guys again but also want you to keep travelling so i can to from my sofa. Stay safe love Elaine xx
Hello you two, I can’t believe you have reached the Cape already. Your stories have been brilliant – I see another career on the horizon Lucy!! Anyway don’t rush back to the dizzy heights of Henley, I think you are in the best place!!
Take care
Love M & H XX
Hi, we’ll be happy to stay out here for as long as you want, just let me know how much you’d like to donate and I’ll let you know which account to forward it to!! Lots of love to all in Henley, we’ll be back in a couple of weeks so brace yourselves. Tell Nigel to get the Strongbow order sorted. XXXX
Hi Guys
Glad to hear all is good! The Snakebox Odyssey exhibition is on at the Link Gallery, Winchester (part of the University of Winchester) for the whole of July and the first half of August. Also overlaps the Winchester Festival so a good reason to get there and have a few pints! Also got Richard Leakey to write the Foreword for the book! Speak soon.. Paul
Hi Guys,
Good to see you are back safe and sound in the UK.
Just wondering who you ended up shipping elsie with. Would be great if you could write us a quick email with the details.
Cheers
Louise and Milan
Hey!!! I found you!!! So cool 🙂 My email : XXXX My phone number XXXX It would be great to hear your story! Weekend in Poland??? 🙂 Get back to me asap. Piotr