Back on the Road…

Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 1:05 pm (Home) (africa, america, california, endurance, guide, horse, mozambique, riding, safari, trail, travel, vilanculos)

It’s been over three years now since I set off on what was supposed to be a ‘career break’. Oops.

The places I have seen and the experiences I have had over the past three years have been incredible. If I had stayed at the casino I would have been earning lots of money, but I would have known where I’d be and what I’d be doing and who with, every single day.  Doing this I never know where I’ll be going or what I’ll be doing.

I really am having the time of my life – and right now I am still enjoying every minute, and I can still afford it, so why not continue? So my ‘career break’ has turned into my new career for now!

I know a lot of people think I’m on one long holiday, but I do work hard! It was nice to come home for Christmas for the first time in 4 years, and have a bit of  break.

But Christmas is over now, and it’s time to hit the road once again. And this time I’m off to Mozambique, to work here www.mozambiquehorsesafari.com 

It looks fabulous and I have been lucky to get a place as they usually charge for volunteers. Mandy, the owner, has offered me a free position though because of my ‘skills’!

I’ll be trail-guiding once again in a beautiful place called Vilanculos and working with a few other volunteers – and have been told that the accommodation is right on the beach. It’ll be nice to get out of the cold. It’s such a hard life!

I managed to get a full 90 day visa from the embassy, so will be staying for three months, and flying through Johannesburg.

Yet more exciting news is that as I was making plans for the rest of the year I received an email from one of my former employers, asking me if I would like to go back for the summer – and as my 2007 season in California was slightly ruined by the whole broken leg incident, I accepted.

So that’s me all booked up till October. Of course as soon as I had said yes to California, I had another job offer from an endurance stable in South Africa. As I’m already committed, I am hoping they’ll still have a place for me at the end of the year. We’ll see.

The laptop is staying home this trip, but I have been told there is good internet access, so I will be keeping this blog up to date..

Keep reading, and wish me luck!