Yesterday I went to the chemist to buy a whole bunch of vaccinations that I needed for our trip to South Africa which is in 3 weeks time. The date of departure is slowly creeping up on us so Tash and I decided to stop procrastinating about getting our vaccinations done. To travel to South Africa these are the following vaccinations that you’re required to have:

• Typhiod
• Hepatitis A + B
• Cholera (Though they don’t administer it anymore)
• Malaria (Tablet course – starts one week prior to departure and continues 1 week after returning)
• Polio
• Tetanus

Of all of those I needed Hepatitis A, Tetanus and Typhoid. Three stabs of a needle and $135.00 later and I am fully vaccinated and ready to venture across the plains of Africa… boy is it an expensive/painful exercise… but it will definitely be worth it! Later that day my sister said that they usually administer Tetanus vaccinations to big muscle groups like your bum because it’s less painful… but I’d rather have two dead arms compared to a sore ass! *tee hee*

 

I’m really excited to be able to visit the continent that I was born in… its been a long 15 years since I’ve been back and I definitely am looking forward to the adventures that lay ahead! I’ll even get to glimpse of the country I was born in (Zambia) once we reach the Victoria Falls…