South Africa holiday diary

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16 Mar 2026 12:46 #241 by jon.in.swansea

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Fit pontoons on to the biplane?

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17 Mar 2026 09:20 #242 by THE BLACKBIRD

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Where we sit to have our coffee in the lapta the floor is thick concrete and now there’s the beginnings of a termite nest sprung up

These can get several feet tall

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17 Mar 2026 11:11 #243 by Eric

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Don't let them eat the Bucker!

if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!

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20 Mar 2026 12:54 #244 by Klipkopwildlife

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A very sad day yesterday I delivered BB to my sister, she is taking BB to the airport today. Good trip BB.

Do it now, you may never get another chance

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20 Mar 2026 14:29 #245 by Eric

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Give him a few hours - then he'll be moaning about the lack of temperature!

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20 Mar 2026 16:39 #246 by Klipkopwildlife

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My sister took BB to the airport. Then he left his phone in the car which she only noticed halfway home! So went back to the airport, left her car in the drop off, went in to give BA his phone and was surprised to discover that her car had been clamped when she got back! 100quid!

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20 Mar 2026 17:30 #247 by Eric

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Many ouches!

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21 Mar 2026 13:08 #248 by Klipkopwildlife

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It turns out, the same guard that clamped it was the one she had asked if she could go in and hand over the phone! Doing her usual thing, she went to the office and burst into tears. After half an hour they got fed up and let her off!

Do it now, you may never get another chance

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21 Mar 2026 20:08 #249 by Eric

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if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!

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22 Mar 2026 13:51 #250 by Klipkopwildlife

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It's a good job I got BB out when I did, we had 44.5mm of rain last night ant the river is up again, impassable!

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22 Mar 2026 17:10 #251 by Klipkopwildlife

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Well, the saga continues, there was no landside assistance when BB got to Manchester so he had to walk a very long way to the bus where he collapsed! The Medics were called and the passengers moved to another bus. The airport staff then wouldn't take him to where he had arranged to meet his son Richard. When they finally met, Richard was incandescent.

Do it now, you may never get another chance

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29 Mar 2026 09:18 #252 by THE BLACKBIRD

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I got my ride on the Airbus 380, JoBurge to Heathrow 11 hours of misery and pain, but i was in row 84 right at the back upstairs
There is a fault in the design of the 380 in that the luggage racks or cupboards are not big enough for carry on cases, mine went in just but a lot of people could not get their bags in the racks and close the doors
The aircraft was full not a seat to spare anywhere and it got a bit rough at times with the turbulence, the British Airways staff were excellent

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