I got back into the UK on Wednesday morning. Feeling really homesick for South Africa, it certainly has got under my skin and now feels like my second home. My last 5 weeks there were awesome, the winter weather arrived with a bang, had several big thunder storms. I went on a full day wine tour, which resulted in me being very drunk, my dutch housemate said he'd never seen anyone as drunk before, oops. I also went horseriding around the vineyards, such stunning scenery. Sadly the cubs didn't arrive before I left.I'm booked to return next June to be a cub volunteer and then have a few weeks at the main facility.
My last night was awesome, we all went out to Stellenbosch to Cubana, a posh cuban bar and had a yummy water pipe and cocktails then went to mystics, a very cool alternative pub. The flight home was really long and tiring, I was in tears getting on the plane, I really didn't want to leave.

I can't adjust to light nights, in South africa it was dark just after 6pm and didn't get light till 7.30ish, days feel so much longer here. Really missing a guy I met out there, he was awesome we totally clicked

I now have my first tattoo, a small black and purple nautical star on my wrist, will post a photo once it has healed. I hope to get a couple of smaller stars to surround it in the near future.

I'll be sorting through my african photos and editing some to put on DA. Hope to get back in photography once I've settled back into Caithness life. Then off to college in September. For now working at a hotel in town to save up much needed cash. Feeling rather poor at the moment.

Hope everyone is well